Review board calls for bids for study on causes of sex abuse crisis

Published: 2004-11-01

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The National Review Board, which monitors church compliance with child sex abuse prevention policies, has asked research organizations to bid on doing a comprehensive study on the causes and context of the clergy sex abuse crisis. Aims include studying the effectiveness of current prevention procedures and examining additional methods for promoting safety for children, said an Oct. 29 announcement by the U.S. bishops' Department of Communications. More details about the proposed study are available on the U.S. bishops' Web site at: http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/grantproposals.htm. The study is a follow-up to two 2004 studies published by the all-lay board appointed by the bishops. One study was statistical information on the scope of the problem and the second was a report on the crisis based on interviews. The study on the scope of the problem reported that 10,667 minors were abused by clerics during the 1950-2002 period.

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