Risk of sexual abuse of minors and combating this phenomenon with special activities conducted by the Police
Risk of sexual abuse of minors and combating this phenomenon with special activities conducted by the Police
Author(s): Andrzej Czop, Jacek GałuszkaSubject(s): Security and defense
Published by: Wyższa Szkoła Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego i Indywidualnego “Apeiron” w Krakowie
Keywords: sexual abuse; minors, violence; adults; violence; government and non-government organizations
Summary/Abstract: Sexual abuse of children has been committed for a long time. However, only a few years ago, it stopped being a taboo and has been the area of interest of the general public, the subject of research, studies, publications, films and documentaries. This phenomenon is outrageous for the society, which makes it much more of an intrest of the government, as well as local authorities and non-governemental organizations which, within their capabilities and comprtencies, make various kind of actions. Sexual violence committed against children and adolescents occurs in every social group, not just in dysfunctional families. Disclosure of sexual abuse cases against children is one of the most difficult tasks that the Police is facing right now. The diverse actions taken by the Police, non-governmental organizations and other institutions have given great results and are raising the need to report crimes of sexual nature, patricularly when the victims of such crimes are the minors.
Journal: Security Dimensions. International and National Studies
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 08
- Page Range: 20-28
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English