Child Protection: Risk and the Moral Order - Softcover

Parton, Nigel

 
9780333629475: Child Protection: Risk and the Moral Order

Synopsis

Drawing on original research, this book provides a major critique of contemporary child protection research, policy and practice. In particular, it challenges current attempts to reorder priorities and reconstruct the balance between family support and child protection. In the process, it provides a unique insight into the nature of child protection work and the way practitioners respond to the inherent tensions and difficulties involved. It is essential reading for anyone interested in this major personal and social issue.

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About the Author

CORINNE WATTAM is Reader in Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield, UK.; DAVID THORPE is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Lancaster, UK.; Nigel Parton is Professor in Applied Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield, UK.

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