tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post4674895873223157850..comments2024-03-26T14:34:28.415-07:00Comments on Religion and Child Abuse News: Summary of US State legislation on the issue of clergy as mandated reporters of child abuse and neglectPerry Bulwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-57546519046516780862016-04-24T15:59:12.863-07:002016-04-24T15:59:12.863-07:00Clergy as Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and N...Clergy as Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect<br />Series Title: State Statutes<br />Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway<br />Year Published: 2016<br /><br />Current Through August 2015<br /><br />This factsheet discusses laws that require members of the clergy to report cases of suspected child abuse and neglect. The issue of whether a member of the clergy can claim Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-34590235215465533812016-04-24T15:57:30.673-07:002016-04-24T15:57:30.673-07:00Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect
Ser...Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect<br />Series Title: State Statutes<br />Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway<br />Year Published: 2016<br /><br />Current Through August 2015<br /><br />This factsheet discusses laws that designate the groups of professionals that are required to report cases of suspected child abuse and neglect. Reporting by other persons, the Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-81392310596926136502016-03-23T15:24:21.226-07:002016-03-23T15:24:21.226-07:00Penalties for Failure to Report and False Reportin...Penalties for Failure to Report and False Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect<br /><br />Series Title: State Statutes<br /><br />Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway<br /><br />Year Published: 2016 Current Through August 2015<br /><br />To access the statutes for a specific State or territory, visit the State Statutes Search. <br />https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-44694117484503390432016-02-17T16:29:34.791-08:002016-02-17T16:29:34.791-08:00Immunity for Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect ...Immunity for Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect in the US<br /><br />Series Title: State Statutes<br />Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway<br />Year Published: 2016<br />Current Through March 2015<br /><br />This factsheet summarizes State laws on immunity from liability for persons who in good faith report suspected instances of child abuse or neglect. Immunity statutes protect both Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-89723674921032367452016-02-17T16:27:20.626-08:002016-02-17T16:27:20.626-08:00Major US Federal Legislation Concerned With Child ...Major US Federal Legislation Concerned With Child Protection, Child Welfare, and Adoption<br /><br />Series Title: Factsheets<br /><br />Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway<br /><br />Year Published: 2016<br /><br /><br />To provide a framework for understanding the Federal legislation that has shaped the delivery of child welfare services, this publication presents a summary of Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-34636367120024385622014-10-25T15:01:27.470-07:002014-10-25T15:01:27.470-07:00Top Anglican calls for lifting seal of confessiona...Top Anglican calls for lifting seal of confessional in child abuse cases<br /><br />byTrevor Grundy | Religion News Service October 23, 2014<br /><br />CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Anglican priests should no longer be bound by the centuries-old principle of confidentiality in confessions when they are told of sexual crimes committed against children, the Church of England’s No. 2 official said.<br Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-40895792753565957182013-11-04T11:14:35.784-08:002013-11-04T11:14:35.784-08:00The programme hears from two abuse victims, includ...The programme hears from two abuse victims, including a woman who says she was attacked at Stoke Mandeville hospital in 1977 when she was 12.<br /><br />She was allegedly raped by Savile while recovering from an operation to have her tonsils removed. Despite telling a nurse, she says she was told to keep quiet.<br /><br />The woman's solicitor, Liz Dux, said her client was "failed by Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-28838873706932272612013-11-04T11:14:26.303-08:002013-11-04T11:14:26.303-08:00Prosecute professionals who stay silent on child a...Prosecute professionals who stay silent on child abuse claims – Keir Starmer<br /><br />Former director of public prosecutions calls for change in law to prevent more victims slipping through net<br /><br />by Josh Halliday, The Guardian November 4, 2013<br /><br />Teachers and health workers should be prosecuted for failing to alert the police to allegations of child abuse, according to Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.com