The Key Texts: An Overview
The lessons which today’s child care professionals need to learn.
Robert Shaw
The Leicestershire Inquiry 1992:by Andrew Kirkwood
A classic example of weak and uninformed management, and the damage it permitted
Teenagers and the Social Work Services:-by John Triseliotis
A thorough study of the effectiveness of services and what people thought of them.
Bullying: the Child’s View-by Jean la Fontaine
What was learnt from children’s helplines
Speak of the Devil: Tales of Satanic Abuse in Contemporary England-by Jean La Fontaine
The debunking of the popular myth of ritual abuse
War-handicapped Children:by Thérèse Brosse
A report on the European situation after the Second World War
Resolving Child Abuse through Restorative Justice
Apologies and confidential confrontation as an alternative to legal processes
The Pindown Report:by Allan Levy and Barbara Kahan
An investigation into a scandal arising from punitive methods of control
Closing children’s homes
A research report which demonstrated children’s need for residential care
The Cleveland Report:by Judge Elizabeth Butler-Sloss
A careful analysis of the investigation of large-scale alleged abuse
The Orkney Inquiry
A catalogue of poor practice and inadequate thinking
The Black Report:Chaired by Sir Harold Black
A short well-argued report that shaped youth justice services in Northern Ireland