Making a Case in Child Protection - Softcover

Wattam, Corinne; NSPCC

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0582092817 ISBN 13: 9780582092815

Publisher: Longman, 1992

Synopsis

In association with the NSPCC Avoid falling foul of the law when making a case to protect a child. Written by a member of the Home Office Advisory Group which drafted the Memorandum of Good Practice for Interviewing Children, this is one of the first books to report on its implementation. Making a Case in Child Protection takes full account of recent controversies such as Cleveland and Rochdale. This essential practitioner′s guide reviews current practice and research to help you make informed choices in child protection investigative assessment and successfully construct a child protection case. Published in association with the NSPCC, Making a Case in Child Protection enables you to act with a full understanding of:

• the Children Act 1989 and the Criminal Justice Act 1991

• public and social accountability

• the interests, needs and rights of children and families

• standards of professional practice.

About this title

Synopsis

This book should help readers avoid falling foul of the law when making a case to protect a child. Written by a member of the Home Office Advisory Group currently establishing a Memorandum of Good Practice for Interviewing Children, this is one of the first books to report on its implementation. It also gives information on combining the requirements of civil and criminal procedures in the investigation, and includes relevant sections of the Children Act and Working Together. "Making a Case in Child Protection" takes full account of controversies such as Cleveland and Rochdale. This practitioner's guide reviews practice and research to help the reader make informed choices in child protection investigative assessment and successfully construct a child protection case. It covers such aspects as when to intervene and how. By using this book the reader should be able to act with a full understanding of: current and prospective legislation; public and social accountability; the interests, needs and rights of children and families; standards of professional practice.

The book should also allow readers to learn particularly from cases where the evidence of children has been central to the controversy surrounding the actions of social workers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0582092817
• ISBN 13: 9780582092815
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224