Handbook of Children in the Legal System (Hardcover)

Foreword by Michael Saini PART 1: Preface and Introductory Chapter: Overview and Outline of the book PART 2: Section I: Overview of Juvenile Justice System Chapter 1: "The Push-Me-Pull-You of Juvenile Justice" by Mary Stansell, JD, Chief Juvenile Public Defender, Wake County, North Carolina. Chapter 2: "A View from the Bench: Perspectives from a Former Juvenile Court Judge." By Marcia Morey, JD, North Carolina House of Representatives, 30th District; Former Chief District Court Judge, 14th Judicial District, North Carolina; Member Governor James Hunt’s Commission on Juvenile Crime and Justice. Section II: Developmental Variables Chapter 3: "Children’s Memory for Forensically Relevant Experiences." Lynne Baker-Ward, PhD, North Carolina State University, Peter Ornstein, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Taylor E. Thomas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chapter 4: "Navigating Tricky Waters: Understanding and Supporting Children’s Testimony About Experiencing and Witnessing Violence." Deborah Goldfarb, PhD, Florida International University. PART 3: Chapter 5: "Assessment: Methods, Measures, Protocols and Report Writing." S. Margaret Lee, PhD. PART 4: CASE STUDIES Chapter 6: "Out of Home Care: Depending on the Kindness of Strangers." Barbara L. Mercer, PhD, West Coast Children’s Clinic, Oakland, California. Chapter 7: "Attachment Relationships for Attorneys: Using Expert Testimony to Guide the Courts Determination of Children’s Best Interests in Family Court Cases." Alicia Jurney, JD, Partner, Smith Debnam Law Firm, Raleigh, North Carolina and Introduction by Ginger C. Calloway, PhD. Chapter 8: "Considerations When Working with Central American Immigrant Children in the Legal System." Giselle Hass, PsyD, ABAP, Clinical and Forensic Psychologist. Chapter 9: "Adolescent Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Civil Arena." Amy Levy, PsyD, Clinical Psychologist in Private Practice in California and North Carolina, Civil Forensics and Assessment Practice, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Practice, Clinical Member, Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas. Chapter 10: "Interviewing Children about Sexual Abuse." Jacqueline Singer, PhD, Private Practice, Forensic Psychologist, Sonoma, California Chapter 11: "Interpersonal Violence and Children." Nancy W. Olesen, PhD, Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, San Rafael, California Chapter 12: "Giving Voice to Children in Non-Traditional Families." Deborah Wald, JD, The Wald Law Group, San Francisco, California and S. Margaret Lee, PhD. Chapter 13: "Hague Convention Case." S. Margaret Lee, PhD, and Brent D. Seymour, JD. Chapter 14: "Resist Refuse Dynamics in Family Law with Young Child." Ginger C. Calloway, PhD, and S. Margaret Lee, PhD. Chapter 15: "A Case of Juvenile Homicide with Complex Issues of Mental Illness and Developmental Disorder." Ginger C. Calloway, PhD. Chapter 16: "The Role of Advocates for Children in Dependency Court." Sally Wilson Erny, Deputy CEO, National CASA/GAL Association for Children. Bibliography Index