With the warm-weather months upon us, many government entities are hiring seasonal staff for their parks-and-recreation programs. But in the current austere economic climate, there is valid concern that reduced budgets will hamper the ability to fund the appropriate risk-control tactics and policies around hiring and screening.
And just one instance of sexual abuse or molestation can generate great economic costs to a government entity—plus the intangible damages of bad press and community outrage.
In fact, claims of negligent hiring are increasingly being used effectively in cases involving abuse and molestation. Failure to incorporate effective hiring and screening procedures by a government entity can rise to the level of “deliberate indifference” in protecting citizens defined as members of vulnerable populations.
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