05 Feb, 2024 Children Are at More Risk from Peers than from Adults By Debbie Ausburn Britain recently recognized, in a report released by the NPCC (National Police Chiefs’ Council), that 52% of alleged offenders in...
29 Jan, 2024 Lessons from the Uvalde Tragedy By Debbie Ausburn The recent Department of Justice (DOJ) report on the police response to the Uvalde tragedy contains important lessons for youth...
20 Jan, 2024 Reviewing Child Protection Policies By Debbie Ausburn As I said in my last post, we recommend that every youth-serving organization review its policies, including child protection policies,...
17 Jan, 2024 The New Year is a Good Time to Review Your Policies By Debbie Ausburn The start of a new year is a good for youth organizations to take a close look at policies and records. We recommend an annual audit to...
08 Jan, 2024 School’s Mandated Reports Shield It From Liability By Debbie Ausburn A Pennsylvania federal district court opinion has some valuable lessons for youth-serving organizations. A teacher developed what turned...
04 Dec, 2023 Criminal Records Checks Don’t Check Every Criminal Record By Debbie Ausburn A story out of Texas reminds us of the limits of many criminal records checks. A Texas school district discovered that a member of its...
24 Jul, 2023 Pedophiles Are Not the Greatest Risk that Youth Organizations Face By Debbie Ausburn We have seen a tendency for youth-servicing organizations (YSOs) to concentrate all of their efforts on preventing sexual predators from...
19 Jul, 2023 The Most Common Mistake in Child Protection Policies By Debbie Ausburn As we work with youth organizations to draft good child protection policies, we see three very common misconceptions. Youth-serving...
24 Apr, 2023 Three Lessons From a Current Scandal By Debbie Ausburn The police investigation into staff at the Rainbow House in Clayton, County, Georgia, offers three important lessons for youth...
19 Dec, 2022 Criminal Laws Differ from Mandated Reporter Laws By Debbie Ausburn A Colorado appeals court vacated a defendant's conviction for attempting to entice a child into his vehicle for purposes of sexual...
05 Dec, 2022 School Had a Plan, but Didn’t Implement It Before Fatal Shooting By Debbie Ausburn We constantly advise clients that the only thing worse than not having a plan is having a plan that you don’t follow. The Oxford High...
16 Nov, 2022 Unintended Consequences and Weak Spots in Child Education Programs By Debbie Ausburn Teaching children to resist abuse, particularly sexual abuse, is a very popular child protection technique. A recent scoping review of...