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Rethinking Children, Violence and Safeguarding: Attitudes in Contemporary Society
Lorraine Radford
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Description for Rethinking Children, Violence and Safeguarding: Attitudes in Contemporary Society
Paperback. Attitudes in Contemporary Society. Series: New Childhoods. 160 pages, illustrations. Explores the victimization of children as well as children who use violence towards others and presents an overview of key developments in research, policy and practice on children and violence in the context of the recent major shift in thinking from 'child protection' towards 'safeguarding' and evidencing better outcomes. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFSP1; JKSB1; JN. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 11. Weight: 286.
This title considers the way we approach violence and safeguarding in childhood, exploring the victimization of children as well as children who use violence towards others. Rethinking Children, Violence and Safeguarding explores the victimization of children as well as children who use violence towards others and presents an overview of key developments in research, policy and practice on children and violence in the context of the recent major shift in thinking from 'child protection' towards 'safeguarding' and evidencing better outcomes. The gaps between rhetoric and practice are considered and Lorraine Radford argues that the way we 'think' about ... Read more
This title considers the way we approach violence and safeguarding in childhood, exploring the victimization of children as well as children who use violence towards others. Rethinking Children, Violence and Safeguarding explores the victimization of children as well as children who use violence towards others and presents an overview of key developments in research, policy and practice on children and violence in the context of the recent major shift in thinking from 'child protection' towards 'safeguarding' and evidencing better outcomes. The gaps between rhetoric and practice are considered and Lorraine Radford argues that the way we 'think' about ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847065582
SKU
V9781847065582
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About Lorraine Radford
Lorraine Radford is Head of Research at the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). Lorraine has many years experience working as an academic researcher, including 15 years experience of university-based research and teaching, her last post being Reader in Criminology at Roehampton University, UK, where she convened the Criminology under graduate programme and co-convened courses on ... Read more
Reviews for Rethinking Children, Violence and Safeguarding: Attitudes in Contemporary Society
'Lorraine Radford is one of the UK's leading experts on children and young people's experience of violence, abuse and neglect. This brilliant new book synthesizes the findings of a number of new research studies with a critical interrogation of the way children and young people's experiences are constructed politically, popularly in the media, and professionally in social work and criminal ... Read more