Comprehending the incomprehensible : organization theory and child sexual abuse in organizations / Donald Palmer, Valerie Feldman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palmer, Donald, author.

Feldman, Valerie, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements

Cambridge Elements

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child sexual abuse--Prevention.

Child sexual abuse.

Associations, institutions, etc--Moral and ethical aspects.

Associations, institutions, etc.

Organizational behavior.

Physical Description:

84 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Summary:

This Element describes child sexual abuse and the formal organizations in which it can occur, reviews extant perspectives on child abuse, and explains how an organization theory approach can advance understanding of this phenomenon. It then elaborates the main paths through which organizational structures can influence child sexual abuse in organizations and analyze how these structures operate through these paths to impact the perpetration, detection, and response to abuse. The analysis is illustrated throughout with reports of child sexual abuse published in a variety of sources. The Element concludes with a brief discussion of the policy implications of this analysis.

Contents:

Introduction

The paths through which organizational structures can influence child sexual abuse in organizations

Incentive and administrative systems

Power structures

Cultural arrangements

Institutional processes

Total institutions

Implications and conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-84).

ISBN:

9781108439299

1108439292

OCLC:

1055757941