Home > Working With the Courts in Child Protection

	Rate this Publication Average Rating: 4.67 (out of 5), 6 Raters Printable Version PDF (78 pgs, 224 KB) Email This

Working With the Courts in Child Protection
User Manual Series (1992)

Author(s):  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Feller, Davidson, Hardin, Horowitz

Year Published:  1992

You are in section: Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Overview of the Manual 2. Child Maltreatment: History and Overview of the Juvenile Court 3. The Court System and Child Abuse and Neglect 4. Overview of the Civil Child Protective Court Process 5. The Criminal Court Process 6. Overview of the Domestic Relations Court Process 7. Other Court Actions Involving Maltreated Children 8. Pretrial Caseworker Preparation 9. Proving Child Maltreatment in Court 10. Testifying in Court 11. The Child as a Witness Glossary Notes Selected Bibliography Other Resources

next

This manual provides an overview of court procedures in child protection cases. It describes court processes, defines legal requirements for evidence, and provides guidelines to help professionals participate in the process. Child protective court, criminal court, and domestic relations court processes are summarized. Specific topics include rules of evidence, use of records as evidence, privileged communications, courtroom dress, testimony, expert witnesses, competency of child witnesses, and preparing the child to testify. 1 figure and 88 references.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Overview of the Manual

2. Child Maltreatment: History and Overview of the Juvenile Court

3. The Court System and Child Abuse and Neglect

4. Overview of the Civil Child Protective Court Process

5. The Criminal Court Process

6. Overview of the Domestic Relations Court Process

7. Other Court Actions Involving Maltreated Children

8. Pretrial Caseworker Preparation

9. Proving Child Maltreatment in Court

10. Testifying in Court

11. The Child as a Witness

Glossary

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Other Resources

This manual was developed and produced by The Circle, Inc., McLean, VA,
under Contract No. HHS-105-88-1702

You are in section: Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Overview of the Manual 2. Child Maltreatment: History and Overview of the Juvenile Court 3. The Court System and Child Abuse and Neglect 4. Overview of the Civil Child Protective Court Process 5. The Criminal Court Process 6. Overview of the Domestic Relations Court Process 7. Other Court Actions Involving Maltreated Children 8. Pretrial Caseworker Preparation 9. Proving Child Maltreatment in Court 10. Testifying in Court 11. The Child as a Witness Glossary Notes Selected Bibliography Other Resources

next

This material may be freely reproduced and distributed. However, when doing so, please credit Child Welfare Information Gateway.

Updated on December 10, 2007