Beyond the Catholic Church: Child Sexual Abuse in Selected Other Religious Organizations

View Sample PDF

Author(s): Dominica Pradere (Ministry of Education, Jamaica), Theron N. Ford (Independent Scholar, USA)and Blanche J. Glimps (Tennessee State University, USA)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 17
Source title: Research Anthology on Child and Domestic Abuse and Its Prevention
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5598-2.ch011

Keywords: Criminology & Victimology / Ethics and Social Responsibility / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

Purchase

View Beyond the Catholic Church: Child Sexual Abuse in Selected Other Religious Organizations on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

Since the early 1980s, allegations of the sexual abuse of children by members of the clergy and other representatives of religious organizations have been reported in the media with alarming frequency. In North America, the majority of reports highlight the Catholic Church. Many of these allegations refer to incidents, which took place many years previously. This chapter explores three specific examples of other religious groups, that are not the Catholic Church, involved with the sexual abuse of children. These include the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), Moravians, and Orthodox Judaism (Haredi).

The IRMA Community

Research IRM

Beyond the Catholic Church: Child Sexual Abuse in Selected Other Religious Organizations

Purchase

Abstract

Related Content

IRMA Sponsors