The adolescent incest victim and the judicial system.
The effect on the adolescent incest victim of contact with the judicial system is reviewed, and the victim's sense of insignificance, hopelessness, and guilt is noted. A conceptual framework is offered to aid clinicians in their work with incest victims, and suggestions are made for case management.
D000293:Adolescent; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States