Safeguarding: why policies, training, lessons learned reviews and even good intentions are not enough
This article, written by a former diocesan safeguarding officer, argues that, despite two decades of talk about better safeguarding, the Church of England has failed to protect children and young people under its care, failed to respond appropriately to abuse allegations, and failed to provide adequ...
| Published in: | Theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2021
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| In: |
Theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBF British Isles KDE Anglican Church NCF Sexual ethics RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Peter Ball
B institutional narcissism B Safeguarding B Church of England B spiritual sickness B David Smith B collective ethos |
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| Summary: | This article, written by a former diocesan safeguarding officer, argues that, despite two decades of talk about better safeguarding, the Church of England has failed to protect children and young people under its care, failed to respond appropriately to abuse allegations, and failed to provide adequate safeguarding policies and practices. It illustrates this failure from the author’s direct experience of senior clergy responses to the abuse of adolescents by David Smith and Bishop Peter Ball – responses identified as a spiritual sickness linked to institutional narcissism. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2696 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040571X211008546 |