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Child Abuse and the Media: Naming and Shaming
Published in:
Child Care in Practice, Vol: 8, Page: 140-143,Routledge
Publication Date:
2002
Aims & Objectives:
The article discusses the structural causes of sex abuse of children in Northern Ireland
Abstract:
In Northern Ireland there are unacceptable high levels of all forms of abuse and little real investment or political will in pre-devolutional context to tackle the causes behind it. In relation to sexual abuse in 2000/2001 (Personal Social Services and Related Statistics DHSSPS) over 700 sexual offences were reported to the police. Putting it another way, in any average week in Northern Ireland 2 children will be raped and a further 10 indecently assaulted. In human terms it is a truly staggering figure. To comprehensively tackle the structural causes of sex abuse of children in Northern Ireland, it is necessary to bring about a cultural change at a number of different levels in our society. This was the reason the NSPCC in 1999 launched its Full Stop Campaign, one of its key components being to bring about government and public change through high profile campaigns including those in the media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Child Care in Practice is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Authors:
Colin Reid
Study Type:
Non Study Papers » Discussion paper, review, commentary, letter »
Notes:
Article 13575279 Accession Number: 10909973; Reid, Colin; Source Info: Apr2002, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p140; Thesaurus Term: CHILD sexual abuse; Thesaurus Term: MASS media; Subject Term: NORTHERN Ireland; Number of Pages: 4p. Document Type: Article
Keywords:
Geography:
Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland)