Trauma, Trials and Transformation: Guiding Sexual Assault Victims Through the Legal System and Beyond - Couverture souple

Daylen, Judith; Van Tongeren Harvey, Wendy; O'Toole, Dennis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1552211142 ISBN 13 : 9781552211144

Editeur : Irwin Law Inc, 2006

Synopsis

Victims of sexual assault or abuse may feel that they face insurmountable obstacles to recovery or the pursuit of justice. The goal of this book is to facilitate their emotional and psychological journey and to demystify some of the complexities of the legal system.

Trauma, Trials, and Transformation is a guide for anyone who has been sexually assaulted and who wants to hold the offender accountable. It will also assist law enforcement, court, and helping professionals who work in this area.

What sets this book apart from other, similar legal guides is its focus on both the legal and the psychological perspective. Effective navigation of the complex legal system terrain requires not only knowledge of that system, how it works, who the main players are, and their views and objectives, but also emotional and psychological preparedness.

To write this guide, the authors have drawn on their first-hand experience in the courts, their direct professional experience with those who have been sexually assaulted or abused, and a review of the legal and psychological literature. The authors are a Crown prosecutor and two clinical psychologists.

Trauma, Trials, and Transformation is written in everyday, accessible language. The authors have included a glossary of common terms to assist the reader in communicating and understanding legal concepts when dealing with legal professionals. The appendices include some very practical checklists. The book also contains a special chapter on civil litigation, which summarizes some alternative methods of seeking redress following a sexual crime. The final chapter is devoted to the topics of systemic change and personal growth, illustrated with stories of inspirational people who transformed their lives and those around them in the aftermath of traumatic experiences.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Dr. Judith Daylen, MA, PhD, University of British Columbia. Dr. Daylen works as a clinical and consulting psychologist, providing consultation to lawyers and assessments of sexual assault victims in civil litigation, class action lawsuits, and the Indian Residential School Alternative Dispute Resolution process.

Wendy van Tongeren Harvey has been a Crown prosecutor in British Columbia for 26 years. In May 2006, she began work as a prosecutor with the UN-sponsored Special Court for Sierra Leone. Van Tongeren Harvey's core expertise is in cases involving children and she has represented Canada at a NATO conference on evidence from child witnesses.

Dennis O'Toole, Ph.D. clinical psychology, University of British Columbia. Maintains a largely forensic clinical practice and has appeared as an expert witness in Family Court, Youth Court, and other courts. He has worked with both sexual offenders and victims of sexual assault. He has lectured on forensic issues at the University of British Columbia and the University of Northern British Columbia.

Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé served on the Supreme Court of Canada for fifteen years, from 1987 to 2002. During that time, she participated in over six hundred Charter of Rights and Freedoms decisions.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Irwin Law Inc
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1552211142
• ISBN 13: 9781552211144
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 556
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible