The Politics of Child Protection
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The Politics of Child Protection

Contemporary Developments and Future Directions

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Politics of Child Protection

Contemporary Developments and Future Directions

About this book

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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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9781137269294
eBook ISBN
9781137269300
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Social Work
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures and Tables
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Abbreviations
  10. 1 The politics of child protection: an introduction
  11. 2 Children’s services in the postwar period
  12. 3 New Labour, children and childhood
  13. 4 The Every Child Matters agenda and beyond
  14. 5 The tragedy of Baby Peter Connelly and its effects
  15. 6 Central government guidance and child protection: 1974–2010
  16. 7 ‘Social breakdown’, the ‘big society’ and the Conservative-led coalition government
  17. 8 Reforming child protection: a child-centred system?
  18. 9 Child welfare reform and the authoritarian neoliberal state
  19. 10 Child protection and social work
  20. 11 Moving beyond individualized child protection systems
  21. Appendix
  22. Notes
  23. References
  24. Index