Lewis, Penney

Delayed prosecution for childhood sexual abuse / Penney Lewis. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - xxxiv, 227 p. ; 24 cm. - Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-221) and index.

Table of cases. - Table of statutory materials. - Introduction -- Limits on prosecution -- Abuse of process -- Prohibition -- Delay in complaint -- Corroboration and forensic disadvantage -- Recovered memory -- Multiple allegations -- Conclusion. - Select bibliography. - Index.

0199282285 (hbk.) 9780199282289 (hbk.)


Child abuse--Law and legislation--United States.
Prosecution--United States.
Time (Law)--United States.

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