Examining the Past and Shaping the Future - The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Hardcover)

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (2013- 17) was one of the largest public inquiries in Australian history and one of the most important investigations into child abuse internationally. It facilitated a national conversation about justice for victims and survivors and how to improve child safety in the future. Through the examination of practices in key social institutions, including churches, schools, sporting clubs, hospitals and voluntary organisations, it provided new understandings of the widespread abuse that many people had experienced in the past and it made recommendations for a national redress scheme. The Royal Commission also recommended sweeping reforms in policies, practices and institutional cultures. Offering valuable insights into the Royal Commission's history and background, its social and cultural significance, and its implications for policy development and legislative reform, this book provides a wide-ranging analysis of the work of the Royal Commission and its social, psychological, legal and discursive impact. The chapters reveal not only the complexity of the matters that the Royal Commission was dealing with and the difficulties faced by the victims of child sexual abuse, but also the challenges of researching and writing about this sensitive topic. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Australian Studies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2021
First published:	2022
Editors:	Katie Wright • Shurlee Swain • Kathleen Mcphillips
Dimensions:	246 x 174mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	12
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-69672-6
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Counselling Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > Psychotherapy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Child abuse Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Sexual abuse Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > General
LSN:	0-367-69672-X
Barcode:	9780367696726

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