… concerning children’s reactions to dependency court involvement. We begin with a brief
overview of the purpose of dependency courts and the general process followed when children …

… (dependency vs. criminal). The goal of the current study was to investigate children's
attitudes after appearing in dependency court compared to criminal court in child maltreatment …

… Supreme Court has never determined that there is a First Amendment right of access to civil
proceedings like child dependency trials, it has indicated that protecting child abuse victims …

… samples of children, child victims in criminal court, and juvenile defendants, there are several
reasons why findings may not generalize to children in dependency proceedings. First, the …

… children desired greater participation in dependency court … A realistic fear for children in
dependency court is that they will … on child victims in criminal court suggests that children have a …

… Although not the focus of this article, it is important to note that the categorization of children
as delinquent or dependent, offenders or victims, is to a significant degree arbitrary. We know…

… These factors include: the many recent statutes that adumbrate parents' rights in an effort to
protect child victims and witnesses from being traumatized by court procedures; the efforts to …

… children for juvenile or criminal court, leading to the enhanced knowledge among children
with dependency court … in criminal court: Emotional effects on child sexual assault victims. …

… In some jurisdictions the court designates the child's … court may appoint an attorney for
a child in a dependency … Children are the alleged victims and their parents are alleged …

… child maltreatment and domestic violence co-occur: This article describes the structure of the
Dependency Court … the adult and child victims of violence in the home. With its rootsin the …