This book is an objective, evidence-based analysis of the empirical findings, methodologies and conclusions of the three main national inquiries (Irish, US, Australian) into child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and of the responses of the Catholic Church to child sexual abuse. As such, it stands in contrast to the overall media reporting of the problem. Based on the evidence of these inquiries it draws two major conclusions. Firstly, child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in the countries surveyed, while widespread during the 60s and 70s, is largely an historical problem. Secondly, safe-guarding mechanisms introduced into the Catholic Church since the 90s have been effective in curbing child sexual abuse.
Charles Sturt University, Australia - ORCID: 0000-0003-3639-2870
Book Title
Child Sexual Abuse Inquiries and the Catholic Church: Reassessing the Evidence
Authors
Virginia Miller
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
174
Publication Year
2021
Copyright Information
© 2021 Author(s)
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Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-279-9
ISBN Print
978-88-5518-278-2
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-5518-279-9
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919