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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825913903321

Titolo

Clergy sexual abuse [[electronic resource] ] : social science perspectives / / Claire M. Renzetti and Sandra Yocum, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Northeastern, 2013

ISBN

1-55553-811-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law

Altri autori (Persone)

RenzettiClaire M

Disciplina

362.76088/282

Soggetti

Sexual misconduct by clergy

Sex crimes - Religious aspects - Catholic Church

Clergy - Sexual behavior

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; 1 An Introduction to Social Science Perspectives on the Problem of Clergy Sexual Abuse; 2 Understanding the Response to Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests: A Criminal Justice Perspective; 3 The Interplay of Psychological and Institutional Factors in Sexual Abuse by Roman Catholic Clergy; 4 Contingent Crimes: Exploring the Sexual Abuse of Children by Clerics from a Situational Crime Perspective; 5 The Priest and Catholic Culture as Symbolic System of Purity; 6 Don't Call It An Affair: Understanding and Preventing Clergy Sexual Misconduct with Adults

7 Clergyperson Sexual Misconduct with Congregants or Parishioners: Past Attempts to Impose Civil and Criminal Liabilities and a Proposed Criminal Law to Increase the Likelihood of Criminal Punishment of PerpetratorsAbout the Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An examination of the clergy sexual abuse crisis from diverse scholarly perspectives