Child Abuse: Law and Policy Across Boundaries

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Laura C.H. Hoyano (, Fellow & Tutor in Law, Wadham College, Oxford) Caroline Keenan (, Visiting Research Fellow in law at the University of Bristol and a member of the Senior Common Room at Wadham College, Oxford.)

Child Abuse

Law and Policy Across Boundaries

Laura C.H. Hoyano (, Fellow & Tutor in Law, Wadham College, Oxford), Caroline Keenan (, Visiting Research Fellow in law at the University of Bristol and a member of the Senior Common Room at Wadham College, Oxford.)

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English

Oxford University Press
14 January 2010

Child abuse; Law; Comparative law; Offences against the person; Family law: children

There is universal agreement that 'something must be done' about child abuse, that the legal and policy frameworks established for the protection of children are inadequate.

Time and again this is brought home by cases that reveal major failures in the investigation and prosecution of child abuse suspects.

There is much less clarity about what qualifies as child abuse and what should be done about it. Failings in the law are often invoked by politicians and the media at times of crisis, when a societal response is demanded. The presence of new legislation on the statute book or the creation of rules and protocols which professionals must follow is one socially acceptable sign that the problem has been recognised and that an effective response has been implemented.

Are these ad hoc responses helpful?

If not, what should be done to address the current weaknesses in the protection of children?

This book looks across legal and geographical boundaries to consider the law and policy on child abuse.

It examines the whole process of child protection, from complaint investigation to prosecution, and analyses the legal disciplines of criminal, family, tort and evidence law as they bear on child abuse cases.

Material is drawn from over 75 jurisdictions, including major empirical research in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Throughout the book's focus is on achieving a coherent program for reforming the law and practices responsible for child protection.

Its contribution to policy debates was recognised by the Judges of the 2008 Inner Temple Book Prize who, in awarding it the prize for outstanding legal scholarship, heralded it as a 'masterly book on a hugely important subject', one that will 'make an outstanding contribution to the formation and understanding of legal policy'.

By: Laura C.H. Hoyano ( Fellow & Tutor in Law Wadham College Oxford), Caroline Keenan (, Visiting Research Fellow in law at the University of Bristol and a member of the Senior Common Room at Wadham College, Oxford.)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 48mm
Weight: 1.288kg
ISBN: 9780199571567
ISBN 10: 0199571562
Pages: 1168
Publication Date: 14 January 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I: Themes and Questions 1: Introduction Part II: The Legal Framework for Adjudicating Allegations 2: Family Law 3: Liability in Criminal Law 4: Liability in Tort and Human Rights Law Part III : The Inquiry Process 5: Investigation and Evalutating Allegations of Abuse Part IV: Adjudication of the Allegation 6: Introduction: Themes and Influences 7: Access to Evidence 8: The Child Witness 9: Testing the Credibility of the Child Complainant 10: Testing the Credibility of the Alleged Abuser 11: The Admissibility of Expert Evidence Part V: Child Abuse Law and Policy: Evaluation 12: Themes and Future Directions

Reviews for Child Abuse: Law and Policy Across Boundaries

This book will be invaluable for anyone working in any area of academic law related to child abuse, but will also be of interest to those in practice in this tricky area. Hoyano and Keenan have made a truly outstanding contribution to the literature on this important topic, and I truly recommend their book most warmly. Robert H. George, International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 23, 2009 Judges have described this as a masterly book on a hugely important subject , an inspiring achievement and an invaluable source of ideas and law, theory and practice , not only for practitioner and academic but for policy makers and indeed for all concerned with reform and administration of the law. The panel of judges believes that the book will indeed make an outstanding contribution to the formation and understanding of legal policy and thus to the administration of law in this country. They unanimously agree that, of all the fine entries, this book most clearly satisfies the criteria laid down for the award of the prize.' Judges of the Inner Temple Book Prize 2008