Introduction - The Prevention of Sexual Violence in Sport: A Real Game Changer

Kaufman, Keith L.; Lee, David S.; Milroy, Jeffrey J.; Raj, Anita

doi:10.1177/08862605221095790

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“…Often positioned as an antidote to inter- and intrapersonal distress, sport is increasingly recognized as a context that can contain interpersonal violence. 1 This and other human and children’s rights violations have been evidenced by powerful testimonies, growing research evidence, case analyses and international inquiries emerging from diverse sport contexts ( Lang and Hartill, 2014 ; Kaufman et al, 2022 ). Concern regarding such violations has been exacerbated by the global pandemic which has had wide-ranging implications for the protection and promotion of human rights in, around, and through sport ( Rozga et al, 2020 ).…”

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The journey to reporting child protection violations in sport: Stakeholder perspectives

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Sport is a context within which human and children’s rights should be respected, promoted, and protected. Yet, research and high-profile cases demonstrate that this is not always the case. To understand the existence (or not) of reporting mechanisms for child protection violations in sport, as well as how existing reporting and response systems operate, the authors, with the support of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, conducted research on current abuse disclosure and reporting pathways in sport. The purpose was two-fold: to describe global child protection systems and reporting mechanisms, and to identify major areas of stakeholder concern, in terms of effective case resolution, healing, and children’s experiences along reporting pathways in sport. Two sources of evidence were tapped. First, a rapid evidence assessment consisting of a literature review and an exploratory survey with 112 global stakeholders was conducted. Second, focus group interviews informed by the evidence assessment were held with nine athletes with lived experiences of abuse in youth sport and 13 global human and children’s rights experts primarily working outside of sport. Through this emergent research, a ‘pathway’ or ‘journey’ to incident reporting in sport was developed, summarized as 5 ‘Rs’: Readiness, Recognition, disclosure and Reporting, Response, and Remedy, which are similar but not identical to existing trauma frameworks. Each stage of the reporting journey appears to be influenced by a range of contextual, organizational, relational, and individual factors. All told, the disclosure of child protection violations in sport is a complex and dynamic process where myriad factors interact to influence outcomes, including healing. Key recommendations include: (a) establishing a global Safety Net Environment in sport practice with varying applications from region to region, (b) building bridges with specific partner organizations to enhance child protection and safeguarding work in sport and (c) bringing safeguarding to unregulated sporting environments.

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confidence: 99%