Children in Secure Accommodation
Subtitle: A Gendered Exploration of Locked Institutional Care for Children in Trouble
Contributors: Allan Levy (Foreword)
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: April 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781853029332
Subjects: Child welfare; Gender studies; Social work; Sociology - General; Juvenile detention; General; Social Science; Politics / Current Events; Sociology; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; England; Children; Government policy; Institutional care
First sentence: Children in contemporary society who are regarded as troubled or troublesome find themselves subject to a complex range of legal and professional measures, in a social and political climate that is hostile and punitive.