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.