Cultural inhibitors to hearing the voices of child sexual abuse by church personnel
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03/06/2011
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It is increasingly recognised that Christian Churches and their Institutions have historically been sites where the voices of survivors of child sexual abuse (csa) by Church personnel have not been effectively heard. This paper draws on data from a research project which sought the voices of Church Leaders who were identified as being pro-active in addressing csa within their individual denominations. From this research several key inhibitors to hearing survivor’s voices, within Churches of Australia, were identified. These key inhibitors include the culture of Churches themselves, gendered ideologies, constructions of leadership and the deployment of forgiveness. The identification of such factors creates space to learn more effective strategies for hearing the voices of survivors both within Churches and their organisations and externally. This paper goes beyond considering these factors to report on a collaborative project initiated, between Survivors Australia and Dr Death. This project specifically targets the voices of Australian Survivors of csa by Church leaders. It is hoped that this project will not only achieve the primary objective of hearing and valuing the voices of survivors of csa by Church leaders, but will also provide impetus for the creation of alternative ways of managing complaints of csa by Church leaders in Australia. Such complaints processes will be increasingly survivor focussed and include the creation of spaces where the voices of survivors are valued. |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/65358/1/Forgiveness%2C_Power%2C_Identity.ppt Death, Jodi (2011) Cultural inhibitors to hearing the voices of child sexual abuse by church personnel. In British Society of Criminology Conference, 3-6 Juy 2011, Northumbria University, Newcastle, England. (Unpublished) |
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Copyright 2011 Please consult the author |
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Crime & Justice Research Centre; Faculty of Law; School of Justice |
Palavras-Chave | #160200 CRIMINOLOGY #Clergy Abuse #Child Sexual Abuse #Forgiveness #Institutional Culture |
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Conference Paper |