A new study show that aspiring lawyers assess child complainants as more credible and truthful if they communicate their statement in an emotional manner. Thus, there is a risk that children that ...

Rape complainants should be told pre-recording evidence could harm their chances of securing a conviction at trial, researchers say. "Special measures" allow them to be interviewed and cross-examined ...

New Zealand’s Supreme Court Friday overturned Peter Ellis’ 1993 child sexual abuse conviction due to evidentiary errors in his original trial. The court found that unbalanced expert witness testimony, ...

In regard to Lenore Skenazy's Nov. 22 op-ed "The War on Childhood": Ms. Skenazy is incensed because Amtrak raised its minimum ride-alone age from 8 to 13 out of "an abundance of concern." Ms. Skenazy ...