'The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012’ in Clinical Settings
Journal Title: Kerala Journal of Psychiatry - Year 2018, Vol 31, Issue 2
Abstract
Many of us feel overwhelmed while handling a child abuse case in a busy outpatient unit. Though ‘The Protection of children from sexual offences act, 2012’ is strictly in action now, it possesses a lot of imperfections which challenges its effective implementation. This article highlights the strengths of the act and at the same time, reflects the ethical and legal dilemmas we usually encounter in our day to day practice.
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Aloka Joy, Manoj Kumar Therayil, Vasudevan VT Namboodiri
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