CHILDREN AND THE LAW
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Evidentiary Issues
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Privileges-Discovery
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Psychotherapist-Patient
............Criminal Matters
3 Cards On This Topic:
Sex offender-probationer's required waiver of psychotherapist-patient privilege as part of his participation in sex offender management program does not violate his right to privacy and is not unconstitutional.
Once psychotherapist reports sexual molestation of minor to police, obligation met; privilege reattaches to all further communications.
Cases discussing the psychotherapist-patient privilege in the criminal context.