Holding bishops accountable: how lawsuits helped the Catholic Church confront clergy sexual abuse

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lytton, Timothy D. 1965- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Subito Delivery Service: Order now.
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] Harvard Univ. Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Clergy / Catholic church / Child / Sexual abuse
Further subjects:B Liability for child sexual abuse United States
B Trials (Child sexual abuse) (United States)
B Trials (Child sexual abuse) United States
B Catholic Church Trials, litigation, etc
B Child sexual abuse by clergy United States
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
Klappentext (Verlag)
Description
Item Description:A short history -- Statistics -- Legal issues -- Framing clergy sexual abuse as a problem of institutional failure -- Placing clergy sexual abuse on policy agendas -- Uncovering concealed information -- Assessing the results of clergy sexual abuse litigation -- The complementary policymaking role of tort litigation. - Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-268) and index. - Formerly CIP
ISBN:0674028104