The BOK Risk Management System – BRM
Every child and vulnerable adult should be as well-protected from sexual abuse and misconduct (SAM) as possible, yet SAM is increasing. The costs of SAM…
Sexual Abuse and Misconduct (SAM) Risk: Three Reasons to Supplement a Compliance Approach
If you are using the most common approach to managing sexual abuse and misconduct (SAM) risk, you should consider changing what you are doing. …
Sexual Abuse Risk Management Conventional Wisdom Must Change
The conventional wisdom is that large organizations tend to manage risk far, far better than small organizations. Though there is good reason for this…
To prevent sexual abuse, we need new and better practices, not more of what isn’t working
Today’s article in The Hill – Why aren’t we treating child sexual abuse like the crisis it is? – expresses understandable frustration with how child…
Institutions trapped in old ways of thinking about SAM risk management shooting themselves in the foot
Yesterday’s AP report is a helpful reminder of two of the (many) challenges organizations managing sexual abuse and misconduct (SAM) risk need to remember. The…
The Southern Baptist’s sex abuse proposals need work
The proposals recently adopted by the Southern Baptists to address sexual abuse and misconduct (SAM) are a nod in the right direction. But until practical…
Ensure SAM-related incident response is consistent with your values
There was an article recently in Church Militant about how the Dioceses of Buffalo is dealing with claims coming into it because of the Statute…
Don’t Ignore The Michael Johnson Open Letter to Congress on the Scouts
When arguably the leading plaintiff attorney in a space says "this is what needs to change", shouldn't we listen?
Sexual abuse and misconduct (SAM) risk stakeholder expectations have changed
It is no longer enough for organizations to rely solely on the four pillars approach to preventing SAM and expect their stakeholders will be satisfied. …
The SAM Risk Management Journey
What is the SAM Risk Management Journey? The Sexual Abuse and Misconduct (SAM) Risk Management Journey is the journey organizations follow from wherever they are…
