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CHILD PROTECTION EVALUATIONS The Forensic Stepchild
Author(s) -
Kuehnle Kathryn,
Coulter Martha,
Firestone Gregory
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.174-1617.2000.tb00580.x
Subject(s) - witness , child protection , foundation (evidence) , psychology , mental health , forensic science , expert witness , criminology , psychiatry , social psychology , medicine , nursing , law , political science , veterinary medicine
In child protection cases, the mental health evaluator is required to have a broad range of expertise in family violence and child and adult psychological issues. This article reviews epidemiological as well as other quantitative data to provide an empirical foundation by which to understand the problem of family violence, the characteristics of abusers and victims, and the consequences to the child who is a witness to or victim of family violence. Forensic evaluation guidelines and recommendations for structuring child protection evaluations are addressed.