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Child sexual abuse: whose problem? : reflections from Cleveland
Re-issued with a new preface and concluding reflections and recommendations, this book provides an informed understanding of the Cleveland child abuse crisis of 1987 and draws links with current issues in child protection, such as historical and organised abuse.
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Press coverage of the Cleveland child sexual abuse enquiry: a source of public enlightenment?
Background. The objective of this study was to assess national and local newspaper reporting of events considered by a Public Enquiry which investigated a major crisis involving child protection services. The Judicial Enquiry, held in Cleveland, North East England, examined the actions of statutory bodies and the professionals working within them following the diagnosis of suspected sexual abuse in 121 children. Methods. This is a descriptive study using analysis of legal transcripts and newspaper reports. The data involved a total of 216 360 lines of transcript evidence given by 111 witnesses and lawyers representing them at the Judicial Enquiry which lasted 74 days; together with 344 899 words in reports covering 17 newspapers (seven local and ten national). The main outcome measures were based on the volume and type of newspaper coverage including that for each witness' and lawyer's evidence. A coverage index related the amount of newspaper reporting to the extent of evidence given. Results. The highest coverage of any single day of the Enquiry in both local and national newspapers occurred when Dr Marietta Higgs (one of the two principal paediatricians involved) made her first appearance. However, the highest interest (coverage index) was shown in evidence given by lawyers for the parents and the least in evidence given by public bodies. The evidence of witnesses was used very selectively by the press in emotive headlines to imply blame or support for the main protagonists or their actions. This sustained several lines of reporting: criticism of the doctors and social workers, inter-professional conflicts, damage and wrong-doing to the families and the search for someone to blame. Conclusions. The Cleveland crisis occupied newspaper headlines in the United Kingdom for more than a year. Much of the newspaper coverage took an adversarial approach which sought to apportion blame and take sides. The press appeared to report negative issues which were newsworthy and did not give a balanced view. Broader policy issues, which formed an important part of the Enquiry report's influence on subsequent child protection legislation, were largely ignored.
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The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va., local briefs column
Traffic in the southbound lane of University Avenue from Sunnyside to Chestnut Street will be restricted. Officers will be available to assist with traffic. Normal traffic patterns are expected to resume in the early afternoon.Street paving will disrupt local trafficStreet paving projects are under way in Morgantown. Motorists can expect some traffic delays Monday through Thursday on 10 city streets. The paving will require the closing of at least one lane of traffic, and in some instances the entire street may be closed daily during working hours. Streets scheduled to be paved are: Callen Avenue -- Mississippi Street to the beginning of the concrete. Mississippi Street -- Madigan Avenue to Callen Avenue. Mississippi Street -- East Parkway Drive to VoTech Drive. Theresa Drive -- from the slotted drain to the Dairy Mart. Chancery Row -- from High Street to Chestnut Street. Fayette Street -- from Beechurst Avenue to Chestnut Street. Vandalia Avenue -- Nos. 1005- 920. Posten Avenue -- from Hitchens Street to the alley. Posten Avenue -- from the alley to the dead end.
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