Scandal, social policy, and social welfare / [electronic resource]
Butler, Ian,1955-author.
Drakeford, Mark,author.
Butler, Ian,1955-Social policy, social welfare and scandal.
By examining the landmark scandals of the post-war period, including more recent ones such as the Victoria Climbie Inquiry, this book reveals how scandals are generated, to what purposes they are used and whose interests they are made to serve.
Cover; SCANDAL, SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL WELFARE; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on the authors; ONE - Scandal; TWO - 'Gothic nightmare' - Madness and public policy from the 18th century; THREE - 'The corruption of care' - The Ely Hospital Inquiry 1969; FOUR - 'Household happiness, gracious children' - Children, welfare and public policy, 1840-1970; FIVE - The story of Cinderella - The Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Care and Supervision Provided in Relation to Maria Colwell 1974; SIX - 'Mere oblivion' - The fate of the institution and the advent of community care
SEVEN - 'Carnage in the community' - The Christopher Clunis Inquiry 1993EIGHT - 'An ambience of uneasiness' - The residential care of children, 1834-1990; NINE - 'A narrow, punitive and harshly restrictive experience' - The Pindown experience and the protection of children: The Report of the Staffordshire Child Care Inquiry 1991; TEN - Scandal, welfare and public policy; ELEVEN - The final chapter?; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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By examining the landmark scandals of the post-war period, including more recent ones such as the Victoria Climbie Inquiry, this book reveals how scandals are generated, to what purposes they are used and whose interests they are made to serve.
Public welfare
Social problems
Scandals