The Politics of Child Protection
Contemporary Developments and Future Directions
Published on 24. March 2014
272 pages
978-1-137-26930-0 (ISBN)
Available for download
Description
How has policy shaped the role of social workers and other professionals in protecting children and young people? Combining historical detail with sharp critical analysis, leading commentator Nigel Parton presents an overview of the complex field of child protection, from its emergence in the 19th Century to the Munro Review of 2011.
More details
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
03/2014
Red Globe Press
€52.20
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
Nigel Parton is Professor in Applied Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He is the author of many books, including The Politics of Child Abuse, Governing the Family and Safeguarding Childhood.
Content
1.The Politics of Child Protection: An Introduction.- 2. Children's Services in the Postwar Period.- 3. New Labour, Children and Childhood.- 4. The 'Every Child Matters' Agenda and Beyond.- 5. The Tragedy of Baby Peter Connolly and its Effects.- 6. Central Government Guidance and Child Abuse: 1974-2010.- 7. 'Social Breakdown', the 'Big Society' and the Conservative-led Coalition Government.- 8. Reforming Child Protection: A Child-Centred System?.- 9. Child Welfare Reform and the Authoritarian Neoliberal State.- 10. Child Protection and Social Work.- 11. Moving Beyond Individualized Child Protection Systems.
