Child Sexual Abuse: What Can Governments Do?: A Comparative Investigation Into Policy Instruments Used in Belgium, Britain, Germany, the Netherlands a

1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-90-411-1034-3
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, Band 37, 152 Seiten, PB, Gewicht: 263 g

Reihe: Nijhoff Law Specials

Full Title: Child Sexual Abuse: What Can Governments Do?

A Comparative Investigation into Policy Instruments Used in Belgium, Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway

Governments often appear powerless in the face of child sexual abuse within the family. They are increasingly appealed to when yet another scandal erupts. But how can governments help these children? What can be done to prevent child sexual abuse from happening in the first place? These are the guiding themes of this publication.

The core of the book is formed by an investigation of the policies of governments and their use of policy instruments in five Western European nations. Specialists from Belgium (Flanders), Britain, Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz), The Netherlands and Norway describe the prevailing situation in their countries and offer recommendations for improvement. The editors, Rekha Wazir and Nico van Oudenhoven, place these observations in a wider child-oriented perspective and formulate pointers for policy-makers that are applicable to the whole West-European region.

This comparative study and its publication have been facilitated by a grant from the Dutch Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport. It was conducted by International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI), an international development support agency located in The Netherlands. It acts as an advocate for marginalized children and youth and provides a platform for policy, practice, programme development and research.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wazir, Rekha

Oudenhoven, van

Oudenhoven, Nico van

Wazir

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Kindesmissbrauch, Sexueller Missbrauch, Häusliche Gewalt
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Context.
2. Child Sexual Abuse Policy in Belgium: Special Focus on Flanders.
3. Child Sexual Abuse Policy in Britain.
4. Child Sexual Abuse Policy in Germany: Special Focus on Rheinland-Pfalz.
5. Child Sexual Abuse Policy in the Netherlands.
6. Child Sexual Abuse Policy in Norway.
7. Lessons Learnt: What Should Governments do?
8. Recommendations. Bibliography.