Perhaps your parish priest is not aware of what happens in this industry. if i knew nothing and i saw the website i would probably donate generously to what i imagined was a worthy cause.[/quote
Yet another blanket assumption grounded in nothing but supposition that the O P has much of a clue about things.
Perhaps you are not aware of what this organization does. They provide after-school tutoring. They provide a safe house for sexually abused teen girls. They provide substance abuse counseling. And yes, they provide residential programs for those with that need. Take a look at http://www.innerharbour.org/docs/programs_overview.pdf before using the broad brush.
Well lets look at what we do know about them from thir website shall we.
-They have a programme for children under 12 where the maximum recommended stay away from family is 12 months.
-There is a lock down unit for sex offenders starting from as young as 12. The main aspect of this involves behavioural modification. it does not say how long the boy is there for. The program has 2 phases
the following site describes some of the things that a boy can get locked away as a sex offender for. Doesnt look like any place i would want to give my financial support to.
http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/HR 4472 passes despite opposition by child health organizations
July 25, 2006 -- HR 4472 was quietly passed by the House and agreed to by the Senate under suspension of the rules (i.e., without debate). Descibed as a bill to protect children and combat gang violence, it places juveniles on the national public sex offender registry along with adults, despite opposition from numerous child health and justice organizations (listed below). The American Psychological Association had urged the public to educate their representatives about the "devastating impact these provisions will have on the lives of many children and youth," but to no avail.
The bill redefines sex offenders to include not only juveniles convicted or adjudicated for certain coercive sexual behaviors, but also juveniles 14 and over who are convicted or adjudicated for consensual sexual contact with another juvenile who is under 13, or who is more than 4 years younger than themselves. These youth are to be:
* included in a new national public registry of sex offenders
* required to produce a DNA sample
* subject to electronic monitoring for the duration of their supervised release
* included on the registry and monitored electronically for the rest of their lives if the violation is/was a second offense or if the other juvenile is under 12.
