TY  - JOUR
T1  - Child abuse reporting: Rethinking child protection
AU  - Kim SC, Gostin LO, Cole TB
Y1  - 2012/07/04
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.6414
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 37
EP  - 38
VL  - 308
IS  - 1
N2  - 
Since the mid-1980s, law enforcement has been investigating allegations of sexual crimes committed by Catholic priests against young boys and girls. These sexual abuse scandals and lawsuits have cost the Church an estimated $2 billion in settlements.1 A 2004 US Conference of Catholic Bishops report found that law enforcement was contacted in only 24% of cases of suspected abuse.2 In other cases, the church hierarchy responded internally or not at all: priests may have been counseled, evaluated, provided treatment, suspended, or limited in their priestly duties.2

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.6414
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.6414
ER  -