An accessible resource to help those in organisational settings ensure that they have taken all possible steps to safeguard the children and young people they are responsible for.

• Draws on up to date research with people who have committed sexual offences against children in organisational settings, and new developments in interviewing approaches
• Details recent cases to illustrate points about institutional failures in protecting children
• Highlights the fact that those who sexually offend against children are a diverse and heterogeneous population, and the approaches taken to protect children must address the range of possible risks
• Makes a firm commitment to the importance of multi-agency and inter-disciplinary collaboration and is relevant in both community and residential settings
• Offers clear and practical messages and measures for organisations to act on

About the Author
Marcus Erooga is NSPCC Theme Adviser for Child Sexual Abuse and a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Huddersfield's Centre for Childhood Studies. He is also immediate past Chair of the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers (NOTA). He has studied staff and volunteers who may present a risk to children in the workplace, and also undertaken research with people convicted of sexual offences in those settings. A past editor and current Board member of the Journal of Sexual Aggression, Marcus has authored and edited some 25 publications on child protection related issues.



Reviews

"Creating Safer Organisations is a wonderfully hands-on, functional guide that not only raises awareness of the issue of organisational abuse but provides an empirical framework to the media-focused discourse on this topic." (NOTA News, March 2013)

"This is where organisations should head immediately for guidance on safer recruitment, organisational planning and the safe use of space... Creating Safer Organisations offers a firm, accessible and engagine platform on which further work can build." (Journal of Sexual Aggression, March 2013)

"The book flows well from topic to topic and there is a good use of examples. It provides an overview of the literature and research in each area it covers and weaves the outcomes together to create a holistic view of how children are either protected or put at risk by current practices. However, the real strength and value of the book to professionals is the evidence-based way it provides practical advice on creating safer organisations." (Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 1 September 2013)

Book Information
ISBN 9781119972686
Author Marcus Erooga
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 281g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 152mm * 10mm