The social dynamics and impacts of institutional child sexual abuse

[7-920] Article

D Kenny, “The social dynamics and impacts of institutional child sexual abuse” (2017) 29 JOB 67.

Abstract

This article provides a summary of the background to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. It discusses the extent of institutional child abuse in Australia, factors that enable child sexual abuse in institutional contexts, factors that increase a child’s vulnerability to child sexual abuse in institutions, disclosure of child sexual abuse and the impact of child sexual abuse.