Responding Badly: Church and Institutional Cover Up of Child Sex Abuse Allegations - Couverture souple

Greenwood, Mr David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1983927333 ISBN 13 : 9781983927331

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Synopsis

All royalties from this book go to the support organisation which helps support and signpost survivors of clergy sex abuse, MACSAS (Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors). Numerous isolated examinations of particular clergy child sex abuse cases have been published but this book digs deeper than the narrative and explores the cultures of churches, their internal dynamics and self-protection mechanisms. It isolates failings and suggests positive and achievable solutions ahead of the Independent inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (“IICSA”). This book looks at the issue from an institutional perspective as opposed to the individual case. For the last two decades we have seen countless clergy abuse scandals covered in the news. Year after year there have been clergy in both the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches prosecuted. Suspected cover-ups have been exposed. Case reviews have taken place yet the UK Government has allowed the churches to continue to govern themselves on safeguarding issues.This book opens up publicly:-•the scale of the problem, •the cost to individuals and society of child sexual abuse (“CSA”), •the obstructive attitude of both churches, •the internal culture of the churches, •the dynamics of power relationships in churches, •The legal and psychological barriers against reporting,•Case studies of cover ups in both churches,•The failures of our criminal and civil justice systems with solutions,•Plans for reform and independent resolution of CSA reports, The state has repeatedly failed to intervene and has allowed religious organisations to police themselves with dire consequences. This has led abusers to feel relatively safe to commit sex crime without being brought to account. Organisations have put their good name before the protection of children. Abusing clergy have been moved between parishes, dioceses, and countries when discovered.The book sets out to demonstrate the effects of abuse, how they have festered and what is needed for the future.The Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England are singled out although the power relationships and lack of effective responses apply to almost any institution from which vulnerable individuals from time to time seek help. Decision makers in schools, other religions, social services, caring professions, young offender institutions, and youth movements should look with introspection for parallel bad practice in their organisations. This book sets out some of the issues to be examined by the Inquiry in digestible detail. The book concludes that an entirely independent body should be established to receive and deal with all institutional allegations of CSA, providing uniformity of approach and establishing trust with disaffected survivors. This conclusion and references throughout to the proposed approach being suitable for schools, detention centres, children’s homes and youth groups, broadens the appeal of the book to institutions responsible for children's' welfare. Clergy in both churches and those with interest institutions to be examined in the IICSA are likely to be readers. Survivors of Clergy abuse will read with interest.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nationally-renowned in the field, David Greenwood heads up the Child Abuse Compensation department at Switalskis Solicitors and has been instrumental in increasing awareness around the sensitive subject of child abuse and child sexual exploitation. David is committed to helping clients through a very difficult and painful part of their lives. David manages a dedicated, 16-strong team of solicitors, paralegals and support staff. Alongside these key individuals, the team works closely with barristers and psychologists, achieving success for hundreds of victims of childhood abuse. Since 1992 David has been pushing forward the boundaries of victims’ rights by pursuing a series of group actions for children who had been abused by care staff in children’s homes. He has represented clients in the House of Lords (Lister and others v Hesley Hall Limited [2001] UKHL.22 (vicarious liability), the A v Hoare, C v Middlesbrough, X v Wandsworth, H v Suffolk, Young v Catholic Care [2008] UKHL 6 (limitation) and in the Supreme Court (Various v Catholic Child Welfare Society [2012] UKSC 56) (which extended the boundaries of vicarious liability). These changes have had a hugely significant impact for thousands of victims of abuse. David has campaigned continually for the rights of people whose lives have been affected by childhood abuse. He is chairman of the stop church child abuse alliance. David is an executive member of Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors (“MACSAS”), assisting survivors of church abuse to assert their rights. Whilst David spends the majority of his time working on Clergy abuse cases, much of his prominent recent work has been at the forefront of an investigation into CSE in Rotherham. These cases followed the publication of a report by Prof Jay into failings by the Local Authority and police which were made public on the 19th August 2014. Some detail is here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/people/david-greenwood/5042021.article http://www.channel4.com/news/rotherham-victims-to-sue-council-lawyer-speaks-video David is from a West Yorkshire coal mining family. His Father died when he was aged 11 but he managed to earn a scholarship to a local grammar school. Keen to make the most of educational opportunity he worked hard through university and at the law. His work revealed to him the injustices in “the system”. David loves gardening at home and on his allotment. He is a fading competitive long distance runner and social cyclist.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1983927333
• ISBN 13: 9781983927331
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 236
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg