Protecting Powers - Emergency Intervention for Children''s Protection

Informationen zum Autor Judith Masson is Professor of Socio-legal Studies at the University of Bristol. Klappentext The book is based on two research projects on emergency intervention! which were carried out by the author and her colleagues. The studies provide the basis for the three themes in the book: Inter-agency Working; Perceptions of Safety; and Placement and Resource Issues. The combination of quantitative and qualitative research allows a detailed picture of practice that goes beyond an account of what happens! to explore the perceptions! understandings and experiences of the practitioners who make these decisions! as social workers! police officers magistrates' legal advisers or magistrates! and of the lawyers who advise social workers and parents. The book provides a critical account of current practice in emergency child protection! it identifies good practice and make proposals for reform. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive! practical guide to child protection emergencies! including case studies and legal advice! Protecting Powers: Emergency Intervention in Child Protection discusses the findings of two major research studies on emergency child protection interventions conducted between 1998 and 2004. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables and Figures. About the Authors. Acknowledgements. Preface. Chapter 1 Emergency powers for child protection. Chapter 2 The development of emergency powers. Chapter 3 The police! child protection and police protection. Chapter 4 Working together? The police! social services and police protection. Chapter 5 Children! families and applications for Emergency Protection Orders. Chapter 6 Local authority decisions to seek emergency protection. Chapter 7 The court process in emergency protection cases. Chapter 8 The EPO and afterwards. Chapter 9 Emergency intervention - reassessment and reform. Appendix Details of research methods. Case List. Bibliography. Index. ...

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• Authors: J Masson, Judith Masson, Judith (Bristol University) Masson, Judith Mcgovern Masson, Masson Judith, Deborah Mcgovern, Maureen Winn Oakley, Kathy Pick
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.03.2007
• EAN: 9780470016039
• ISBN: 978-0-470-01603-9
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: NSPCC/Wiley Series in Protecti; Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Child welfare, Child welfare and youth services