The Israeli Independent Public - Abstract of the Inquiry Report - December 2021

Table of Contents

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Israeli Independent Public Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.. . . . . . . . . 9 The Inquiry's Vision and Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 The Inquiry's Work Strategy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Inquiry Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Findings of the Inquiry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Part I: PublicSystems.............................................. 20 | 1 Reporting the Abuse and Receiving Services .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 | 2 TheHealthSystem................................................ 22 | 3 TheEducationSystem............................................. 24 | 4 The Welfare System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 | 5 The Law Enforcement and Legal Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 | 6 TheIncomeSecuritySystems......................................33 Part II: Family, Community, and Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 | 1 Intra-Familial Sexual Abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 | 2 Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 | 3 Save Us: On the Importance of Preventing Child Sexual Abuse.. . . . . . . . 37 LearningfromSuccess............................................. 40 Summary and Conclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

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