Child Protection: Risk and the Moral Order

by David H. Thorpe, Nigel Parton, David Thorpe, et al.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333629477
• ISBN13: 9780333629475
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"