Van der Merwe, Annette2008-05-082008-05-082007Van der Merwe, A 2007, 'Judicial perceptions of harm in child sexual abuse matters : a compelling case for impact statements', Child Abuse Research in South Africa, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 11-17. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_carsa.html] OR [http://www.sapsac.co.za/carsa_pubpol.html]1562-1383http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5187The purpose of this note is to investigate : the courts' approach to victim harm, prevailing judicial perceptions of the harm caused by sexual offences against children, as well as behavioural research findings of the harm caused by these offences.256841 bytesapplication/pdfenSouth African Professional Society on the Abuse of ChildrenChildrenOffencesChild sexual abuseArticle