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Uncertainty and Misconceptions About Child Sexual Abuse: Implications for the Criminal Justice System

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Pages 435-452 | Published online: 14 Oct 2009

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Alissa Anderson Call & Twila Wingrove. (2022) Factors that Influence Mock Jurors’ Perceptions of Child Credibility. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 31:6, pages 726-742.
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Rachel Zajac, Nina Westera & Andy Kaladelfos. (2017) A historical comparison of Australian lawyers’ strategies for cross-examining child sexual abuse complainants. Child Abuse & Neglect 72, pages 236-246.
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