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| Author's Note | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction: Making a Difference, One Case at a Time | |
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| Behind The One-Way Mirror: Asking The Most Difficult Questions | |
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| It Takes a Team | |
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| The Advocate | |
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| The Detective | |
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| The Doctor/Nurse Practitioner | |
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| The Forensic Interviewer | |
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| The Prosecutor | |
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| The Social Worker | |
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| The Fax Never Stops Buzzing: New Cases Every Day | |
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| Adult versus Child Sexual Assault | |
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| What's Different about Child Sexual Assault? | |
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| What Are the Different Kinds of Child Sex Crimes? | |
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| Types of Perps | |
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| The Victims/The Survivors | |
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| The Cases That Push the Envelope | |
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| Male Victims | |
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| Female Perps | |
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| Divorce/Custody Cases | |
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| Developmentally Delayed | |
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| First Meetings and Impressions | |
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| How the Interview Is Conducted | |
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| Myths and Misconceptions | |
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| Helping Victims Remember What They Want to Forget | |
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| Children Are Dependent on Adults | |
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| Children Are Naturally Trusting and Curious | |
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| Kids Have a Need for Attention and Affection | |
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| Adolescents Are Unique | |
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| Profile of a Predator | |
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| The Sickos | |
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| The Peter Pans | |
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| The Control Freaks | |
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| The All-Powerful Ones-People in Positions of Authority | |
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| How to Spot a Pedophile | |
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| Behind Counsel Table: Time For Court | |
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| Corroborating a Child's Word: Other Evidence | |
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| Corroboration from the Victim | |
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| Corroboration from the Perpetrator | |
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| Corroboration by Physical Evidence | |
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| Corroboration from Still Other Places | |
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| Kids on the Stand | |
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| Should We Even Ask a Child Victim of Sexual Abuse to Take the Witness Stand? | |
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| Alternatives to Live Testimony by the Child Victim | |
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| Preparing the Child Witness for Walking into the Courtroom | |
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| Preparing the Child Witness (and the Family) for Delay | |
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| Preparing the Child Witness to Follow the Rules of the Courtroom | |
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| Pro Per Defendants | |
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| What Is the Defendant Going to Say? | |
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| Kid's Court | |
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| It Never Happened: Uncooperative Victims and Unsupportive Moms | |
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| The Overly Involved Parent | |
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| The Overly Distraught Parent | |
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| The Parent in Denial | |
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| The Just Plain Awkward Parent | |
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| How to Talk to Your Kid about the Abuse | |
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| It's Not Your Fault, Either | |
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| When It Is the Parent's Fault | |
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| Making the System Work Better | |
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| The Real-Life Effect of CSI | |
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| Medical Examinations of the Victim and the Suspect | |
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| Doing Time for the Crime: Sentencing and Plea Bargaining | |
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| Plea Bargaining: Is It a Bad Thing? | |
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| Will the Jury Convict or Acquit? | |
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| What Sentence Will the Judge Impose? | |
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| Mandatory Minimum Sentences-What Are They Really? | |
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| Reality Check | |
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| Registration and Prevention | |
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| Afterword | |
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| You Have Received Your Subpoena--Now What? | |
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| Appendix: Where Can I Go for More Information? | |
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| Notes | |
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| Acknowledgments | |