August 2012
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Using Undiagnosed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to Prove Your Case: A Child’s StoryChildren who have been abused often have undiagnosed Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Understanding PTSD in children is key to successfully prosecuting sex crimes. PTSD can be profoundly disabling for the child. It can also help prove your case.
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Judges’ Roles in Implementing Fostering Connections: Youth Transitioning from Care Provisions
The Fostering Connections Act includes provisions aimed at supporting youth who are transitioning from foster care. The following judicial considerations and questions to ask from the bench offer guidance to support this transition and promote good outcomes.
Recession-Hit Areas See Uptick in Serious Cases of Physical Abuse
A new study found a strong relationship between the rate of child physical abuse and local mortgage foreclosures.
Funding Parent Representation is a Priority in Pennsylvania County
Juvenile Defense Attorneys Must Address Mitigating Factors in Homicide Cases
Juvenile defense attorneys should be prepared to make the case for sentence mitigation in juvenile homicide cases as a result of the Supreme Court's recent holding in Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Hobbs.
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