Redressing Institutional Abuse of Children [electronic resource] /
Daly, K.author.
Winner of the Christine M. Alder Book Prize in 2015 from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Historical abuse of children is a worldwide phenomenon. This book assesses the enablers of abuse and the reasons it took so long for officials to respond. It analyzes redress for institutional abuse in two countries, Canada and Australia, using first-hand accounts of survivors' experiences. .
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Note on the Cover; Introduction: Setting the Context; Part I The Problem; 1 Discovering Institutional Abuse; Mount Cashel beginnings; Ripple effects; Total institutions; Child abuse, institutional child abuse, and historical institutional abuse; Reclaiming Goffman; Why is sexual abuse privileged?; Discovering abuse: a wrap up; 2 The Cases; Country and case selection; Case types and overview; Canadian core cases; Canadian core-plus cases; Australian core cases; Australian core-plus cases
Australian redress schemes onlyObservations; 3 Institutions for Children and Memories of Institutional Life; Institutions for children; Enablers of abuse; Is abuse more likely in institutions for children?; Social construction and ' accounts '; Memories of institutional life; Positive memories; Isolation and separation; Control and fear; Degradation and neglect; Impact and legacy; Part II The Response; 4 Time and Knowledge; Three Gaps; Inquiries and investigations, 1850 to 1970; Whispers of 'sexual acts', 1950 to 1970; Complaints of abuse by residents and families
Emergence of a social problemWhat sparked responses?; Quantifying responses to abuse; Turning the tables on ' delay '; Knowledge and human endeavour; Making sense of time and knowledge; 5 Redress Structure and Process; Criminal prosecution and civil litigation; Public inquiries; What is redress?; Introducing victims ' justice interests; Participation; Redress scheme structure; Redress scheme content; Redress scheme constraints; Redress scheme structure and process: a wrap up; 6 Redress Outcomes; Redress scheme outcomes; Civil settlement outcomes
Adjusting payments for inflation and currenciesPublic inquiry cases; Apologies and memorialization; Redress outcomes: a wrap up; 7 Redress and Victims' Justice Interests; Multiple realities; State of evidence; Victims' justice interests: engaging all the elements; Public inquiries; Redress scheme process; Redress outcomes; Victims' justice interests: reprise and reflection; 8 Summary and Implications; Defining institutional abuse; Historicizing institutional abuse and responses to it; Different types of cases; Defining redress; Justice theorizations; Need for multiple theorizations
Is there an optimal process?How does money matter?; Government (or church) experience and accountability; Looking forward; Appendix 1: The Cases; Appendix 2: Redress Scheme Application and Assessment Process; Appendix 3A: Redress Scheme Elements and Outcomes; Appendix 3B: Financial Payments, Validation, and Other Case Data; Appendix 3C: Financial Payments, Adjusted for 2012, in Different Currencies; Appendix 4: Public Apologies and Statements; Appendix 5: Memorials and Commemorative Activities; Appendix 6: Other Media; Notes; References; Cases and Legislation; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Winner of the Christine M. Alder Book Prize in 2015 from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Historical abuse of children is a worldwide phenomenon. This book assesses the enablers of abuse and the reasons it took so long for officials to respond. It analyzes redress for institutional abuse in two countries, Canada and Australia, using first-hand accounts of survivors' experiences. .
Crime-Sociological aspects.
Criminology.
Criminal Law.
Crime and Society.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.
Childhood, Adolescence and Society.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Child Well-being.