SEXUAL CASES

Psychiatric diagnoses in sexual harassment cases.

Forty-four women and three men who were plaintiffs in sexual harassment and sexual discrimination cases were evaluated by experts for the plaintiffs and by the author, an expert in these cases, for the defense. There were considerable differences in the diagnostic assessments. Some reasons for these differences and their implications for forensic evaluations are discussed.

Protecting child witnesses in sexual abuse cases.

The Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

The Office of Juuenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is committed to improving the justice system's response to crimes against children. OJJDP recognizes that children are a t increased risk for crime victimization. Not only ore children the victims of many of the same crimes that victimize adults, they are subject to other crimes, like child abuse and neglect, that are specific to...

Prosecuting Sexual Assault: A Comparison of Charging Decisions in Sexual Assault Cases

Prosecutorial Use of Expert Witness Testimony in Sexual Assault Cases

Recent Home Office research indicates that complainants in sexual offence cases still struggle to gain credibility in the eyes of police, prosecutors and jurors. This article examines some of the credibility barriers confronting victims of sexual offences within the criminal process. In the USA, prosecutors have utilised expert witness testimony in an effort to educate jurors and restore credib...