Road to Hell
Subtitle: State Violence Against Children in Postwar New Zealand
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781869408541
Subjects: Children, institutional care; Children, new zealand
Description: "This book tells the story of 105 New Zealanders who experienced this mass institutionalisation. Informed by thousands of pages of Child Welfare accounts, letters, health reports, legal statements as well as interviews, Stanley tells the children's story: growing up in homes characterised by violence and neglect; removal into the State's 'care' network; daily life in the institutions; violence and punishment; and the legacy of this treatment for victims today. The state masqueraded as a good parent, but its violence and negligence made things worse for children. This book is a moving account of the experiences of those placed into state care, and a powerful call for redress and change"--Publisher information.