Child Protection: Risk and the Moral Order by Corrine Wattam (English) Paperback

Description: Child Protection by Corrine Wattam, Nigel Parton, David Thorpe A critique of child protection research, policy and practice. The book challenges current attempts to reorder priorities and reconstruct the balance between family support and child protection. It provides an insight into the nature of child protection work and the way practitioners respond to the inherent tensions and difficulties involved. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Drawing on original research, this book provides a major critique of contemporary child protection research, policy and practice. In particular, it challenges current attempts to reorder priorities and reconstruct the balance between family support and child protection. In the process, it provides a unique insight into the nature of child protection work and the way practitioners respond to the inherent tensions and difficulties involved. It is essential reading for anyone interested in this major personal and social issue. Author Biography NIGEL PARTON is Professor in Child Care at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He has published widely in the areas of child care, child protection and social work and is the author of The Politics of Child Abuse and Governing the Family: Child Care, Child Protection and the State.DAVID THORPE is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Lancaster, UK. He has published and researched in the areas of child welfare, juvenile justice and child protection in the UK and Australia. His previous publications include Evaluting Child Protection.CORINNE WATTAM is Reader in Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield, UK and is also Coordinator of the Concerted Action on the Prevention of Child Abuse in Europe. Her particular areas of research are in child abuse and sexual abuse. She is the author of Making a Case in Child Protection. Table of Contents List of Figures and Tables.- Preface.- Current Issues in Child Protection and Child Abuse: Common International Themes.- The Contemporary Discourse of Child Protection.- Orthodox Approaches to Child Abuse Risk: A Critical Appraisal.- Deconstructing Child Protection: Some Methodological Choices.- Finding the Child in Child Protection.- Identifying Some Risk Assessment.- Criteria Advice, Guidance and Normalisation.- Deconstructing Outcomes in Cases of Alleged Sexual Abuse.- The Future(s) for Child Protection.- End Notes.- Bibliography. Details ISBN0333629477 Author David Thorpe Year 1997 ISBN-10 0333629477 ISBN-13 9780333629475 Format Paperback Publication Date 1997-04-11 Subtitle Risk and the Moral Order Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 362.76 Place of Publication Basingstoke Birth 1937 Short Title CHILD PROTECTION 1997/E Edition Description 1997 Language English Media Book Affiliation Univ. of Hudderfield, UK Edition 13th UK Release Date 1997-04-11 Imprint Red Globe Press NZ Release Date 1997-04-11 Pages 276 Illustrations XI, 276 p. Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC AU Release Date 1997-04-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97271099;

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