From Every Child Matters and the Munro Review, to changing shifts in thinking from Coalition government; the child protection system has seen dramatic political and policy developments over recent years.
This book brings you a critical analysis of these developments from a leading writer and commentator. It begins by exploring the origins of present-day arrangements, locating English policy and practice in both a wider British and international context. It examines tragic cases such as 'Baby P' and Maria Colwell, considering their impact on public and professional attitudes and, in turn, the implications for the child protection system. Looking to the future of child protection, Nigel Parton considers the current state of the system and argues that we need to address wider social and political issues, including poverty, class and inequality.
Original, authoritative and up-to-date, The Politics of Child Protection is an important book for all students, practitioners and researchers interested in safeguarding and child protection.
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The Politics of Child Protection
Contemporary Developments and Future Directions
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 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 Connelly and its effects
- 6 Central government guidance and child protection: 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
- Appendix
- Notes
- References
- Index
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