Sexual abuse of children : state and federal efforts aimed at school personnel and child care facilities / Sierra Pace, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pace, Sierra, editor.

Series:

Social issues, justice and status series.

Social Issues, Justice and Status

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child sexual abuse.

Child sexual abuse--Law and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (119 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While all child abuse is troubling, sexual abuse by school personnel raises particular concerns because of the trust placed in schools. Federal laws prohibit sexual harassment, including sexual abuse, in federally-funded education programs and set minimum standards for state laws on reporting suspected child abuse. This book examines states' and school districts' steps to help prevent such abuse, their reporting requirements and approaches for investigating allegations, and federal agencies' efforts to address such abuse.

Contents:

""SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN: STATE AND FEDERAL EFFORTS AIMED AT SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES""; ""SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN: STATE AND FEDERAL EFFORTS AIMED AT SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: CHILD WELFARE: FEDERAL AGENCIES CAN BETTER SUPPORT STATE EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO SEXUAL ABUSE BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""

""MOST STATES USE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND PROFESSIONAL CODES OF CONDUCT AS PREVENTION EFFORTS""""REPORTING AND INVESTIGATING OFTEN INVOLVES MULTIPLE AGENCIES AS WELL AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHICH SOMETIMES PRESENTS CHALLENGES""; ""MULTIPLE FEDERAL AGENCIES PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS ABUSE BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL, BUT COORDINATION AND DATA ARE LIMITED""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX II: CASE STUDIES""

""Chapter 2: CHILD CARE: OVERVIEW OF RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT LAWS AND CASES OF SEX OFFENDERS AT CHILD CARE FACILITIES""""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS RELATED TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS AT CHILD CARE FACILITIES""; ""CASES OF CHILD CARE FACILITIES THAT EMPLOYED OR PROVIDED RESIDENCE TO SEX OFFENDERS""; ""APPENDIX I. SUMMARY OF STATE LAWS RELATED TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS AT CHILD CARE FACILITIES""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 28, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63117-796-6

OCLC:

880451540