Scientific Research and Documentation Center (WODC)
This study focuses on the influence that patterns, rules, customs and structures within the Jehovah's Witness community in the Netherlands have on the manner in which sexual abuse or alleged sexual abuse are dealt with as well as the willingness to report sexual abuse or alleged sexual abuse. One important conclusion of the study is that the manner in which the abuse is handled within the Jehovah's Witness community leaves victims or alleged victims of sexual abuse feeling insufficiently recognised and supported.
The study was commissioned by the Research and Documentation Centre (WODC) of the Ministry of Justice and Security, which requested a study be conducted in response to a motion of the Netherlands House of Representatives submitted by Van Nispen et al. (Motion 31015 no. 154). This motion served as main impetus for the WODC and this research project.
The study examined reports on experiences of sexual abuse provided by Jehovah's Witnesses and ex-Jehovah's Witnesses via an electronic contact point. We also conducted ten in-depth interviews with victims and their families, friends, and acquaintances. Furthermore, the research team consulted with the board of the Jehovah's Witnesses in the Netherlands and a representative of the US-based Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, we inspected the files at a Kingdom Hall to assess how records are kept, and we conducted a meeting with the board of the Reclaimed Voices foundation, whose mission is to support the victims of sexual abuse among Jehovah's Witnesses. Finally, we examined previous domestic and international studies into sexual abuse within closed communities, including the Jehovah's Witness community.
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https://www.wodc.nl/binaries/3010_summary_tcm28-427065.pdf
This study focuses on the influence that patterns, rules, customs and structures within the Jehovah's Witness community in the Netherlands have on the manner in which sexual abuse or alleged sexual abuse are dealt with as well as the willingness to report sexual abuse or alleged sexual abuse. One important conclusion of the study is that the manner in which the abuse is handled within the Jehovah's Witness community leaves victims or alleged victims of sexual abuse feeling insufficiently recognised and supported.
The study was commissioned by the Research and Documentation Centre (WODC) of the Ministry of Justice and Security, which requested a study be conducted in response to a motion of the Netherlands House of Representatives submitted by Van Nispen et al. (Motion 31015 no. 154). This motion served as main impetus for the WODC and this research project.
The study examined reports on experiences of sexual abuse provided by Jehovah's Witnesses and ex-Jehovah's Witnesses via an electronic contact point. We also conducted ten in-depth interviews with victims and their families, friends, and acquaintances. Furthermore, the research team consulted with the board of the Jehovah's Witnesses in the Netherlands and a representative of the US-based Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, we inspected the files at a Kingdom Hall to assess how records are kept, and we conducted a meeting with the board of the Reclaimed Voices foundation, whose mission is to support the victims of sexual abuse among Jehovah's Witnesses. Finally, we examined previous domestic and international studies into sexual abuse within closed communities, including the Jehovah's Witness community.
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https://www.wodc.nl/binaries/3010_summary_tcm28-427065.pdf
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