Child Sexual Abuse In The Catholic Church: How Situational Crime Prevention Strategies Can Help Create Safe Environments  

Oleh:

Terry, Karen J. ; Ackerman, Alissa

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Criminal Justice and Behavior vol. 35 no. 5 (May 2009), page 643-657.
Topik: situational crime prevention; sexual abuse; priests
Fulltext: 643.pdf (113.17KB)

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Research on child sexual abuse often focuses on offenders, particularly on explanations of the etiology and maintenance of their abusive behavior. A recent study by Smallbone and Wortley suggests, however, that research should also focus on the situation in which the sexual abuse occurs. This article employs the situational crime prevention (SCP) framework that they used to study child sexual abusers in Queensland to study patterns of abuse by Catholic priests. Results from the study on the nature and scope of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests support the assertions by Smallbone and Wortley that there is a situational component to sexually abusive behavior. The discussion outlines the steps taken by the Catholic Church as well as other SCP techniques that could be employed to create safe environments

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