The Orkney Inquiry
A catalogue of poor practice and inadequate thinking
Child Care History and Policy
Approved Schools in The 1960 –Time for Radical Thinking
The fifth in a series on the history of the approved school service
The Black Report:Chaired by Sir Harold Black
A short well-argued report that shaped youth justice services in Northern Ireland
Isabel Menzies-Lyth
Some observations on her life and work, and the struggle with primitive anxieties
The Maria Colwell Report: Chaired by T.G. Field-Fisher
Committee of Inquiry into the Care and Supervision Provided in Relation to Maria Colwell (1974) Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Care and Supervision provided by local authorities and other agencies in Relation to Maria Colwell and the co-ordination between them (Chairman: T.G. Field-Fisher) London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office 0 11 320596 Coming … Read more
The Hughes Report: Chaired by Judge William H. Hughes
The first report to take the views of children in care seriously
Approved Schools : Pressures for Change
The fourth in a series on the history of the approved school service.
FICE-Europe
Who they are, and what they are doing.
Crime – A Challenge to Us All :Chaired by Lord Longford
A seminal Labour Party report which affected later policy-making
The Child, the Family and the Young Offender
A White Paper which caused debate about ways to deal with young offenders.
Children in trouble
A new rationale for treating young offenders
A Manifesto for Change
Proposals for a change in family law in Australia from the Family Law Reform Alliance of Australia.