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This new text by a recognized authority offers a clear, invigorating and theoretically sophisticated commentary on child abuse and child welfare policy. Parton critically assesses the latest developments in child protection thinking and practice, explaining how changes in philosophy and intervention have been informed by cultural, economic and political context. Carefully blending core examples, evidence and the latest social theory, this book is essential reading for both students and practitioners.
| ISBN | 1403933324 | | Pages | 256 | | ISBN13 | 9781403933324
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Palgrave USA | | Weight (grammes) | 386 | | Imprint | Palgrave Macmillan | | Published in | Gordonsville | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Publication date | 20 Sep 2005 | | Width (mm) | 156 | | Library of Congress | 2005044650 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY | 362.70941 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| Ch. 1 | | Child welfare and modern society | | 8 | | Ch. 2 | | Child abuse and the growing crisis in child protection | | 27 | | Ch. 3 | | From Maria Colwell to Victoria Climbie : the emergence of late modernity | | 47 | | Ch. 4 | | Rethinking child protection and family support | | 63 | | Ch. 5 | | Governing childhood under new labour | | 84 | | Ch. 6 | | 'Working together to safeguard children' | | 100 | | Ch. 7 | | Policing and paedophile | | 117 | | Ch. 8 | | 'Every child matters' | | 139 | | Ch. 9 | | Towards 'the preventive state' | | 164 |
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