Investing in Children: Policy, Law and Practice in Practice

by Christine Piper

This book brings together insights from a range of disciplines, including law, sociology, criminology and history, to identify and explain the complex and inter-related factors which help or hinder the state to 'invest' in children and young people.

The first part of the book examines the 'intangibles' - the ideologies, social constructions and moral precepts - which obstruct or encourage the passage and full implementation of legislation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843923246
• ISBN13: 9781843923244
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Willan Publishing (UK)
• Length: 272 Pages