Understanding Unreasonable Force

Mark Dawes

ISBN 10: 1846670306 / ISBN 13: 9781846670305

Published by Derwent Press, 2007

About this Item

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Unreasonable Force
• Publisher: Derwent Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846670306
• ISBN 13: 9781846670305
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Used; Good

About this title

Synopsis

UNDERSTANDING UNREASONABLE FORCE

Understanding the Use of Force with Children and Young People

The recent deaths in custody of 15-year-old Gareth Myatt and 14-year-old Adam Rickwood have brought the issue of the use of physical force with children and young people back to the forefront of people's minds. In both cases the issue of whether or not force should have been used was questioned. In short staff were not aware when they legally could or could not use force. Secondly, many techniques designed to control children safely within these so-called 'approved' systems are actually placing children at risk of increased injury and even death as the findings in this book will reveal.

In addition, many staff employed to look after children in our society have been hospitalised, had limbs amputated and some have even been killed, resulting in a number of high profile cases having been lodged and won against employers who have failed to protect their staff from the risk posed by the children in their care, with payouts running into hundreds of thousands of pounds.

This book aims to dispel the myths and misunderstandings that exist by looking squarely at the facts. The end result is that you will know when you may and may not use force with children and young people, what increases risk and what reduces risk. By doing this we can move towards the ultimate aim of this book, the protection of children and young people in our care, balanced also by the need to protect the staff who care for them.

Due to the tragic losses of young people like Gareth and Adam, many child care professionals consider that any use of force with children and young people is unreasonable, hence the title of the book-Understanding Unreasonable Force.