Battle and the Backlash: Child Sexual Abuse War [Hardcover]

David Hechler (Author)

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Hechler combines investigative reporting techniques and style with a scholarly in-depth analysis. The scope is impressive. He examines the "system" (the courts, medical establishment, and various child protective services), statistical/research methodologies, the use and abuse of "experts," treatment programs, and backlash to the reporting and handling of child sexual abuse cases. A number of cases are reviewed and interviews included. The result is a critical and objective work, valuable for general readers as well as those involved in such cases. This book provides more depth than John Crewdson's By Silence Betrayed and complements Kathleen C. Faller's Child Sexual Abuse (both, LJ 12/87). Highly recommended. Frada Mozenter, Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte Lib.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Lexington Books; 1St Edition edition (December 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 066914097X
• ISBN-13: 978-0669140972
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,104,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An impressive piece of work, December 10, 2001

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This review is from: Battle and the Backlash: Child Sexual Abuse War (Hardcover)

I am extremely impressed with the thought and care that the author has put into this work. As volatile a subject as the "Child Sexual Abuse War" can be, he has managed to maintain an objective and unbiased look at the work thus far that can only help the effort to get to the truth and elucidate some kind of justice. He covers both sides of the issue in a way that allows you to make up your own mind, even if you don't agree with the person who read the book before or after you. It is factual and documented with an appendix in the back that will open doors of understanding you won't find anywhere else. The work is far from complete, but that is not the author's fault. The fault lies in a world that is trapped within the gridlock that the author describes. At least maybe by looking at it this clearly, we can do something about it. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, the book is out of print. Buy it used. I don't know why anyone would sell it, but I see that they are. It's a treasure. Get it while you still can.