Probation and social work on trial: violent offenders and child abusers

This topical book uses the recent Dano Sonnex and Baby Peter cases to analyzethe problems facing both probation and child protection under conditions of economic recession and public spending cuts. WENDY FITZGIBBON is a Former Probation Officer, and is currently Senior Lecturer in Criminology at London Metropolitan University, UK. Her previous publications include 'Pre-emptive Criminalisation: Risk Control And Alternative Futures.' INDICE: Acknowledgements - Introduction - Media Responses - Family, Community and Violence - Political Responses and Inquiries - The Demise of Probationand Social Service Practice - Conclusions - Bibliography - Index

• ISBN: 978-0-230-27537-9
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 208
• Fecha Publicación: 13/09/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés