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Summary: Children who are sexually abused by
members of their family or by friends
are deprived of the very means
essential to their sense of well-being
and for their healthy development. "Children who are sexually abused by members of their family or by
friends are deprived of the very means essential to their sense of
well-being and for their healthy development. The persons they
naturally expect to trust most turn out to be their enemies and leave
them unprotected and with out the confidence to relate to others
Sexually abused children carry their pain through out their lives and
need a ll the support available to cope with their agony and to
restore their self worth, if this is at all possible. Many people,
such as family members, friends, teachers , social workers, police
officers , doctors and therapists, are conventionally involved in
reparing or minimising the damage. But what can goverments do?
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 goverments 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. This
international comparative study describes how goverments can do more
than they are actually doing and how they can make better use of
available policy instruments.
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 form 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
Western European Region.
Contents
Context
Child Sexual Abuse Policy in Belgium: Special Focus on Flanders
Child Sexual Abuse Polcy in Britain
Child Sexual Abuse Policy in Germany : Special Focus on Rheinland-
Pfalz
Child Sexual Abuse Policy in Netherlands
Child Sexual Abuse Polcy in Norway
Lessons Learnt: What Should Govenments Do?
Recommendations
BibliographyOwner: Rekha Wazir and Nico van Oudenhoven