Research Catalog

Title

The politics of child protection : contemporary developments and future directions / Nigel Parton.

Author

Parton, Nigel

Publication

Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

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Description

ix, 258 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"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. "--

Subject

• Child welfare > Great Britain
• Children > Services for > Great Britain
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Machine generated contents note: -- 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.

ISBN

• 9781137269294 (paperback)
• 1137269294 (paperback)

LCCN

^^2014018666

OCLC

880122475

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library