2004 Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases

	Agenda
	Looking for a Needle in a Haystack: Why Would This Child Say This About Your Client
	Fear and Loathing: When the DSS Gets Involved in Your Case
	Junk Science in Child Sexual Abuse Cases -- Overheads
	Expert Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
	Inadmissible Opinion Testimony
	Dealing with the Child Interview, the Assessment, and the Expert
	Child Evidence Issues (Updated October 2007)
	Circle the Wagons: Out-of-Court Statements by Children
	Crawford Flow Chart
	DNA Evidence
	DNA Diagrams