The welfare of children

Takes a critical look at the child welfare system, finding that the emphasis on abuse has produced a system that serves largely as a last resort for only the worst and most dramatic cases in child welfare. This book is a blueprint for the comprehensive reform of the child welfare system

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lindsey, Duncan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2004, 2004
Edition:2nd ed
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:Takes a critical look at the child welfare system, finding that the emphasis on abuse has produced a system that serves largely as a last resort for only the worst and most dramatic cases in child welfare. This book is a blueprint for the comprehensive reform of the child welfare system
Physical Description:xi, 451 p. ill
ISBN:9780199894079
0199894078