Reporting Child Abuse – A Legal Or Moral Obligation?

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 The Penn State scandal has caused conversation and consternation throughout the U.S. – both within the children's service field and the general population. (If you've been in a remote jungle without internet access for the past few weeks and don't know what I'm talking about, check out The New York Times recap – Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal 2011.) The one question that I hear most often among professionals and the population at large is, what is the legal obligation of individuals to report child abuse? No one seems to deny that there . . .