Expert: How risk assessments for children exposed to violence should be done

A greater focus on children's experiences is needed when social services and courts are to decide on visitation in custody disputes where there is a risk of violence. This is according to Ole Hultmann, senior lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Gothenburg. - It is very important to talk to the children.

The woman repeatedly hit three of her children, either with her hand or with a sandal. Now she has been sentenced to community service.