Creating Safer Organisations - Practical Steps to Prevent Abuse of Children By Those Working With

Informationen zum Autor Marcus Erooga is NSPCC Theme Adviser for Child Sexual Abuse and a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Huddersfield's Centre for Childhood Studies. He is also immediate past Chair of the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers (NOTA). He has studied staff and volunteers who may present a risk to children in the workplace,  and also undertaken research with people convicted of sexual offences in those settings. A past editor and current Board member of the Journal of Sexual Aggression , Marcus has authored and edited some 25 publications on child protection related issues. Klappentext An accessible resource to help those in organisational settings ensure that they have taken all possible steps to safeguard the children and young people they are responsible for.* Draws on up to date research with people who have committed sexual offences against children in organisational settings, and new developments in interviewing approaches* Details recent cases to illustrate points about institutional failures in protecting children* Highlights the fact that those who sexually offend against children are a diverse and heterogeneous population, and the approaches taken to protect children must address the range of possible risks* Makes a firm commitment to the importance of multi-agency and inter-disciplinary collaboration and is relevant in both community and residential settings* Offers clear and practical messages and measures for organisations to act on Zusammenfassung High profile child abuse cases of recent years have brought child safety forward in public consciousness. This book, written for managers and trustees of organizations working with children as well as criminal justice staff working with sex offenders, offers practical safety measures for children's organizations. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Contributors xi Preface xv Creating Safer Organisations - An Overview 1 Marcus Erooga 1 Understanding and Responding to People Who Sexually Abuse Children Whilst Employed In Positions of Trust: An Overview of the Relevant Literature - Part One: Offenders 7 Marcus Erooga People Who Sexually Abuse Children in Organisational Positions of Trust - a definition 7 How Prevalent are Sexual Offences Committed Against Children in Professional or Workplace Settings? 8 Characteristics and Behaviour of People Who Sexually Abuse Children in Organisational Positions of Trust 8 Findings From a Study of Residents in a Specialist Treatment Setting Who had Sexually Abused Children Whilst in Organisational Positions of Trust 9 Grooming 11 Use of the Internet 14 Motivations to Sexually Abuse 15 Thought Processes and Cognitive Distortions 18 Female Sexual Abusers 20 Conclusions 22 2 Understanding and Responding to People Who Sexually Abuse Children Whilst Employed In Positions of Trust: An Overview of the Relevant Literature - Part Two: Organisations 27 Marcus Erooga Characteristics of 'Vulnerable Organisations' - the Importance of the Organisational Environment in Preventing Abuse 27 Corruption of Care 28 Models of Authority 33 Characteristics of Sexual Abuse in Specific Organisational Settings 34 Motivations to Abuse 38 Developing Preventative Strategies 39 3 Policy and Legislation - Changing Responses to an Emerging Problem 44 Kerry Cleary and Marcus Erooga General Organisational Legal Responsibilities 45 Child care Focussed Policy and Legislation 45 Department for Children, Schools and Families List 99 47 Protection of Children Act (PoCA) List 48 Disqualification Orders and Regulated Positions (replaced by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act, 2006) 48 Sex Offender Register Notification Arr...

List of contents

About the Contributors xi
Preface xv

Creating Safer Organisations - An Overview 1
Marcus Erooga

1 Understanding and Responding to People Who Sexually Abuse Children Whilst Employed In Positions of Trust: An Overview of the Relevant Literature - Part One: Offenders 7
Marcus Erooga

People Who Sexually Abuse Children in Organisational Positions of Trust - a definition 7

How Prevalent are Sexual Offences Committed Against Children in Professional or Workplace Settings? 8

Characteristics and Behaviour of People Who Sexually Abuse Children in Organisational Positions of Trust 8

Findings From a Study of Residents in a Specialist Treatment Setting Who had Sexually Abused Children Whilst in Organisational Positions of Trust 9

Grooming 11

Use of the Internet 14

Motivations to Sexually Abuse 15

Thought Processes and Cognitive Distortions 18

Female Sexual Abusers 20

Conclusions 22

2 Understanding and Responding to People Who Sexually Abuse Children Whilst Employed In Positions of Trust: An Overview of the Relevant Literature - Part Two: Organisations 27
Marcus Erooga

Characteristics of 'Vulnerable Organisations' - the Importance of the Organisational Environment in Preventing Abuse 27

Corruption of Care 28

Models of Authority 33

Characteristics of Sexual Abuse in Specific Organisational Settings 34

Motivations to Abuse 38

Developing Preventative Strategies 39

3 Policy and Legislation - Changing Responses to an Emerging Problem 44
Kerry Cleary and Marcus Erooga

General Organisational Legal Responsibilities 45

Child care Focussed Policy and Legislation 45

Department for Children, Schools and Families List 99 47

Protection of Children Act (PoCA) List 48

Disqualification Orders and Regulated Positions (replaced by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act, 2006) 48

Sex Offender Register Notification Arrangements 49

Criminal Records Checks 49

Shortcomings of These Arrangements 50

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act, 2006 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 50

The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 53

Strengths and Limitations of Legislation and Regulation 54

What Do Developments in Legislation and Regulation Indicate About Desirable Cultures for Organisational Safeguarding by Government Organisations and Individuals? 58

A Model 59

How Should Legislation and Regulation Support the Development of Safer Organisational Cultures? 60

4 Sexual Abuse of Children By People In Organisations: What Offenders Can Teach Us About Protection 63
Marcus Erooga, Debra Allnock and Paula Telford

Introduction 63

Methodology 64

The Sample 65

Findings 68

Organisational Facilitating Factors 68

Individual Facilitating Factors 73

Discussion 79

Situational Crime Prevention as a Response 81

Conclusion and Recommendations 82

5 Manipulation Styles of Abusers Who Work With Children 85
Joe Sullivan and Ethel Quayle

Introduction 85

Demographic Profile and Offending Patterns of Professional Perpetrators 86

Psychometric Comparisons with Intra- and Extra-Familial Child Abusers 86

Rationale for a Qualitative Methodology 87

Motivation to Sexually Offend 87

Victim Selection, Grooming and Abuse 89

Manipulation Styles 90

Conclusions 95

Multi Disciplinary Issues 97

Future Directions 97

6 Organisational Issues and New Technologies 99
Ethel Quayle

An Evolving Issue 99

Technology In the Workplace 100

Abusive Images 102

Sexting 104

Grooming 104

Stalking 105

Adult Pornography 105

Misuse of Social Media 105

The Individual and Organisational Abuse 106

Situational Factors and Technology Mediated Organisational Abuse 108

Guidelines on Child Protection Policies and Procedure In Relation to Technology 113

Conclusion 116

7 Safer Recruitment - Guidance for Organisations 122
Kerry Cleary

Introduction 122

Doing the Basic Things Well 123

Importance of Values and

Report

"Creating Safer Organisations is a wonderfully hands-on, functional guide that not only raises awareness of the issue of organisational abuse but provides an empirical framework to the media-focused discourse on this topic." ( NOTA News , March 2013)

"This is where organisations should head immediately for guidance on safer recruitment, organisational planning and the safe use of space... Creating Safer Organisations offers a firm, accessible and engagine platform on which further work can build." ( Journal of Sexual Aggression, March 2013)

"It provides an overview of the literature and research in each area it covers and weaves the outcomes together to create a holistic view of how children are either protected or put at risk by current practices. However, the real strength and value of the book to professionals is the evidence-based way it provides practical advice on creating safer organisations." ( Child and Adolescent Mental Health , 1 September 2013)

Product details

• Authors: Marcus Erooga, Marcus (NSPCC) Erooga
• Assisted by: Marcus Erooga (Editor), Marcus (NSPCC) Erooga (Editor), Erooga Marcus (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.04.2012
• EAN: 9781119972693
• ISBN: 978-1-119-97269-3
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Psychologie, forensische Psychologie, Psychology, forensic psychology, Child welfare and youth services