Criminal Law
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
It is vital to develop interventions that will aim to prevent child sexual abuse by focusing the attention on the role of the criminal justice systems to prevent and respond to sexual abuse among children (Smallbone, Marshall, & Wortley, 2013, p.16). The criminal justice system is mainly composed of three core elements compose of the courts, police and corrections. Each of these elements plays a significant role in the prevention of child sexual abuse. In the case of the police force, they have the duty to investigate crimes involving child sexual abuse and to carry out ...