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American Prosecutors Research Institute. Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse. 3rd Ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2003.

Bottoms, Bette, Cynthia Najdowski, and Gail Goodman. Children as Victims, Witnesses, and Offenders: Psychological Science and the Law. New York, NY: The Guilford Press, 2009.

Ceci, Stephen J., and Helene Hembrooke, (Eds.) Expert Witnesses in Child Abuse Cases: What Can and Should Be Said in Court. 1st Ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1998.

Ceci, Stephen J., and Maggie Bruck. Jeopardy in the Courtroom: A Scientific Analysis of Children’s Testimony. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1996.

Clancy, Susan A. The Trauma Myth: The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children–and Its Aftermath. Basic Books, 2011.

Conklin, John E. Criminology. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1986.

Conte, Jon R. Critical Issues in Child Sexual Abuse: Historical, Legal, and Psychological Perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2002.

Costin, Lela B., Howard Jacob Karger, and David Stoesz. The Politics of Child Abuse in America. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1996.

DePanfilis, D., & Salus, M. Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers. Washington, DC: Department of Health and Human Services, 2003.

Dziech, Bille Wright, and Judge Charles B. Schudson. On Trial: America’s Courts and Their Treatment of Sexually Abused Children. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1989.

Faller, Kathleen Coulborn. Interviewing Children About Sexual Abuse: Controversies and Best Practice. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2007.

— Understanding and Assessing Child Sexual Maltreatment. SAGE Publications, 2002.

Finkel, Martin A. and Giardino, Angelo P. A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Sexual Abuse in the Prepubertal Child. SAGE Publications, 1992.

 — Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse: A Practical Guide 2nd Edition. SAGE Publications, 2001.

Finkelhor, David. Child Sexual Abuse: New Theory and Research. New York, NY: Free Press, 1984.

— Sexually Victimized Children. New York, NY: Free Press, 1981.

Gardner, Thomas J., and Terry M. Anderson. Criminal Law. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thompson, 2003.

Goldman, J., & Salus, M.K. A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: The Foundation for Practice. Washington, DC: Department of Health and Human Services, 2003.

Gray, Ellen. Unequal Justice: The Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse. New York: Free Press, 1993.

Hall, S.R., & Sales, B.D. Courtroom Modifications for Child Witnesses: Law and Science in Forensic Evaluations. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2008.

Herman, Judith. Father-Daughter Incest. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1982.

Loftus, Elizabeth, and Katherine Ketcham. The Myth of Repressed Memory: False Memories and Allegations of Sexual Abuse. New York, NY: St Martins Press, 1996.

Miller-Perrin, Cindy L. & Robin D. Perrin. Child Maltreatment: An Introduction. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc, 1999.

Myers, John E.B. The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment. 3rd Ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2010.

—  A History of Child Protection In America. Xlibris, 2004.

—  The Backlash: Child Protection Under Fire. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1994.

Osterburg, James W., and Richard H. Ward. Criminal Investigation, 3rd Ed. Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Publishing, 2000.

Pence, Donna, and Charles Wilson. Team Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse: The Uneasy Alliance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc, 1994.

Pipe, Margaret-Ellen, Michael E. Lamb, Yael Orbach, and Ann-Christin Cederborg. Child Sexual Abuse: Disclosure, Delay, and Denial. New York, NY: Routledge, 2007.

Place, Vanessa. The Guilt Project: Rape, Morality, and Law. New York, NY: Other Pr Llc, 2010.

Poole, Debra A. and Lamb, Michael E.. Investigative Interviews of Children: A Guide for Helping Professionals. American Psychological Association, 1998.

Rossmo, D. Kim. Criminal Investigative Failures. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2001.

Staller, Karen M. Seeking Justice in Child Sexual Abuse: Shifting Burdens and Sharing Responsibilities. Columbia University Press, 2009.

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