The causes and context of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests in the United States, 1950-2010

This report outlines the results of an empirically based study of the causes and context of the phenomenon of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests in the United States between 1950 and 2010. It is the second of two studies produced by researchers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice about sexual abuse by Catholic priests. ... This second study (the Causes and Context study) sought to understand why the sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests occurred as it did by integrating research from sociocultural, psychological, situational, and organizational perspectives.

Year

2011

Language

English

Publisher

USCCB Communications

Editions

1

Pages

143

ISBN

9781601372017

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