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2011
The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010
A Report Presented to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
by the John Jay College Research Team NEWS RELEASE: John Jay College Reports No Single Cause, Predictor of Clergy Abuse
WASHINGTON—A landmark study by researchers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, which examined the causes and context of the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the U.S. Catholic Church, concluded that there was no single cause or predictor of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy.
The report added that that situational factors and opportunity to abuse played a significant role in the onset and continuation of abusive acts. READ THE FULL REPORT
by the John Jay College Research Team NEWS RELEASE: John Jay College Reports No Single Cause, Predictor of Clergy Abuse
WASHINGTON—A landmark study by researchers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, which examined the causes and context of the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the U.S. Catholic Church, concluded that there was no single cause or predictor of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy.
The report added that that situational factors and opportunity to abuse played a significant role in the onset and continuation of abusive acts. READ THE FULL REPORT