Question

What steps can police and criminal justice authorities take to reduce the chance of abuse, similar to that inflicted by Larry Nassar, on the public? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

What steps can police and criminal justice authorities take to reduce the chance of abuse, similar to that inflicted by Larry Nassar, on the public?

Larry Nassar was a great doctor amongst gymnastics participants. However he hold the reputation of convicting the biggest sexual abuse scandal in the history of sports .

How to reduce the chances of sexual abuses

• Create protective environments
• Create Opportunities to Empower and Support Girls and Women
• Train skills to prevent sexual abuses
• Promote Social Norms that Protect Against Violence
• Support and encourage victims
• Consider both girls and boys equally vulnerable to abuses
• Provide basic sex education at home level
• Don't get close to strangers
• Have helpline numbers with children everytime
• Conduct classes to educate about abuses
• Use communication media to spread the awareness
• Be open to children while parenting
• Don't blame them if they are being abused but support and encourage them instead