- Timeline of Events
- Introduction
- I. An Overview of Clergy Sexual Abuse Litigation
- 1. A Short History
- 2. Statistics
- 3. Legal Issues
- II. Litigation and Policymaking
- 4. Framing Clergy Sexual Abuse as a Problem of Institutional Failure
- 5. Placing Clergy Sexual Abuse on Policy Agendas
- 6. Uncovering Concealed Information
- III. Tort Litigation as a Policy Venue
- Assessing the Results of Clergy Sexual Abuse Litigation
- The Complementary Policymaking Role of Tort Litigation
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index


Holding Bishops Accountable
How Lawsuits Helped the Catholic Church Confront Clergy Sexual Abuse
Product Details
HARDCOVER
$53.00 • £46.95 • €48.95
ISBN 9780674028104
Publication Date: 05/30/2008