On Trial: America's Courts and Their Treatment of Sexually Abused Children
Billie Wright Dziech. Beacon Press (MA), $18.5 (280pp) ISBN 978-0-8070-0415-9
The authors propose ways to communicate with sexually abused children, including the use of anatomically correct dolls and interrogation via closed-circuit TV, keeping in mind the children's fears as well as the rights of defendants who may have been unfairly accused. ``This important, persuasive polemic fills a gap for both professionals and general readers,'' said PW. (May)
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Reviewed on: 06/03/1991
Genre: Nonfiction