Make it the law to report sex crimes against children to police

The Issue

Penn State (PS) Law - In light of the Penn State University child sex scandal, we are calling for Pennsylvania to toughen their law on reporting. In more than 40 U.S. states, the law requires these reports be made to police or child-protection authorities swiftly and directly, with no option for delegating the task to others and then not following through. We are asking to make it a Pennsylvania state law for witnesses of sex crimes against children to notify police themselves rather than pass their information on to superiors at work; this includes school and hospital employees.

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Will SavivePetition StarterWill Savive is an author and criminologist with a B.S. in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Forensic Science.
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The Issue

Penn State (PS) Law - In light of the Penn State University child sex scandal, we are calling for Pennsylvania to toughen their law on reporting. In more than 40 U.S. states, the law requires these reports be made to police or child-protection authorities swiftly and directly, with no option for delegating the task to others and then not following through. We are asking to make it a Pennsylvania state law for witnesses of sex crimes against children to notify police themselves rather than pass their information on to superiors at work; this includes school and hospital employees.

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Will SavivePetition StarterWill Savive is an author and criminologist with a B.S. in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Forensic Science.

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Pennsylvania state government
Pennsylvania state government

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