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The John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of The City University of New York that emphasizes criminal justice, fire science, and other public service related fields. They have been commissioned to do two studies for the National Review Board, one in 2004 and another in 2006. Their data can be found online on the USCCB website: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/child-and-youth-protection/reports-and-research.cfm
- Per the 2004 John Jay report 4% of all active priests committed minor abuse between 1950 and 2002.
Several other research reports and data on this topic can be found online: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/child-and-youth-protection/reports-and-research.cfm
For comparison, there have been a number of studies on the prevalence of minor abuse in public and private schools. You can read about some of these findings on the following websites:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-friday-cps-sexual-abuse-0601-story.html
https://www.nheri.org/child-abuse-of-public-school-private-school-and-homeschool-students-evidence-philosophy-and-reason/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/opinion/private-schools-and-sex-abuse-in-new-york.html
In the United States, there are 193 dioceses and 250 bishops (this includes auxiliary bishops, who serve under a bishop, and retired, Emeritus bishops.) In the state of Indiana, there are 5 dioceses and 8 bishops.
As the American bishops prepare to meet in Baltimore for their Spring General Assembly June 11-14, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has launched a new website highlighting the importance of prevention, protection and accountability in response to the ongoing effort to eradicate clergy sexual abuse. This new site serves as a resource detailing the steps the American bishops are taking to confront this crisis.
On the site, readers can browse through the layers of the Holy Father’s Motu Proprio, the 2002 Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People and its progress, as well as the new reforms set to be discussed in Baltimore. There are also numerous readily available resources to address any instance of clergy sexual abuse. Explore the website by visiting: https://www.usccbprevention.org/
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