Making a Case in Child Protection
Corinne Wattam(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 8. November 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
207 pages
978-0-471-97225-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is a text to help practitioners avoid falling foul of the law when making a case to protect a child. It is written by a member of the Home Office Advisory Group which drafted the "Memorandum of Good Practice for Interviewing Children", and takes full account of recent controversies such as Cleveland and Rochdale. This guide reviews current practice and research to help practitioners make informed choices in child protection investigative assessment and successfully construct a child protection case.
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 136 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-97225-9 (9780471972259)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Foundations; Starting the PRocess; Substantiation and Risk Assessment; Medical and Forensic Evidence; The Practice of Interviewing Children on Video before the Memoandum; Making the Decision to Interview; Interviewing Children Under the New Guidelines; The Decision to Prosecute; Relevant Evidence for Practical Purposes; Expert Evidence and the Constrution of Child Abuse; Making a Case in Court; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.