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Videotaping the Child Sexual-Abuse Victim

NCJ Number
113118
Journal
Social Casework Volume: 68 Issue: 2 Dated: (February 1987) Pages: 117-121
Author(s)
I Colby; D Colby
Date Published
1987
Length
5 pages
Annotation
Modification of civil and criminal law in some States allows videotaped child sexual abuse interviews to be used as courtroom evidence.
Abstract
When interviewing a child victim, the social worker must comply with legal requirements. This article describes appropriate interview techniques.

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