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This chapter examines sexual abuse by clergy, which has received a great deal of media attention and has generated immense public outcry toward the perpetrators and the church. The Catholic Church has been criticized for protecting child molesters and for concealing the widespread problem of clergy sexual abuse within the Church. Perpetrators of child sexual abuse, however, can be found among clergy of various denominations and across the globe. Moreover, allegations of child sexual abuse have been made in almost every type of community institution serving children, including schools, sports, and voluntary organizations. The chapter focuses on etiological factors comprising intrapersonal, interpersonal, and systemic levels of analysis, and presents current clergy offender typologies that have attained general acceptance within the scientific community. It also offers some suggestions regarding prevention, training, and treatment. |
