The challenge for Americans in a turbulent, anxiety-producing and, at times, dangerous world is to remain vigilant while keeping despair at bay.
Kathleen McChesney
Kathleen McChesney headed the F.B.I. field offices in Chicago and Portland, Ore., and was the F.B.I.’s executive assistant director for law enforcement. Dr. McChesney was also the founder and executive director of the Office of Child Protection of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Dear JD Vance: Childless women are deeply passionate about the future of this country.
I am a childless woman who has had a very happy, and blessed, life. For over 50 years, I have had a stake in the well-being of my country as well as in its future.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
20 years after Spotlight investigation of the Catholic sex abuse crisis, is the church a safer place?
We have learned a lot about sexual abuse by Catholic clergy since The Boston Globe unveiled its investigation in 2002, writes an expert in child protection. That is bringing us closer to the goal of seeing no new cases.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
What will it take for police reform to work? The church’s abuse scandal offers some lessons.
Strong laws and codes of conduct for law enforcement officers already exist, but mechanisms for oversight and accountability are needed, writes Kathleen McChesney.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Why Catholics should welcome ProPublica’s clergy sex abuse database
ProPublica is advancing the painfully slow disclosure of the names of sexual abusers, writes Kathleen McChesney, who headed the U.S. bishops’ Office of Child and Youth Protection.
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Disclose the Names of Clergy Abusers: It’s time to end the debate
Would full disclosure of the names of clergy offenders help these survivors and the countless other men and women who have still not reported their abuse to come forward?
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The Bishops and the Sex Abuse Crisis
From 2002 until 2005, McChesney helped the bishops to implement the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.
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What caused the crisis? Key findings of the John Jay College study on clergy sexual abuse
Key findings of the John Jay College Study on clergy sexual abuse
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Is the Charter Still Relevant?: Reassessing the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
Reassessing the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
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Meaningful Work for Accused Priests
Since the revelation in 2002 of sexual abuse cases involving Catholic priests in the United States, over 500 accused priests have been temporarily or permanently removed from ministry. This number is not expected to increase significantly, largely because the abuse-prevention policies and procedures