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…
Time to move past the four pillars approach to SAM risk management
Yesterday, Child USA issued a press release/email announcing that their report into Catholic Diocesan SAM risk management practices had been published by the Journal of…
Compliance is not risk management
Like anything, how you think about risk management depends on your perspective. For some, risk management is a tool that enables them to seek out…
Some risks, like sexual abuse and misconduct (SAM) risk, are too complex, dynamic, and severe to allow insurance information asymmetries to persist
It is normal practice in negotiating to seek to gain as much information advantage as possible. Traditionally in insurance negotiations, applicants for insurance know more…
Risk management must be capable of being trusted
Every person and organization needs to be able to make their own decisions about how they do things. Particularly risky things. At the same time,…
A recent SAM risk assessment more than paid for itself
Between March and May 2020, BOKRIM helped an organization improve their SAM risk management rating from a C to an A – and in so…
Information is the most powerful risk management tool
It is because the most significant risks, like sexual abuse and misconduct (SAM) risk, need the most powerful tools that it is so important to…