Degrees of involvement: The interaction of focus and commitment in area child protection committees

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 871-892

  Sanders, Robert ^a   Jackson, Sonia ^b   Thomas, Nigel ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031328019     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a011283     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Birchall, E. and Hallett, C. (1995) Working Together in Child Protection, London, HMSO.
2. Broskowski, A., O'Brien, G. and Prevost, J. (1982) 'Interorganisational strategies for survival: Looking ahead to 1990', Administration in Mental Health, 9(3), pp. 198-210.
3. Brown, L. and Fuller, R. (1991) 'Central Scotland's joint police and social work initiative in child abuse: an evaluation', Children & Society, 5(3), pp. 232-40.
4. Cleveland (1988) Report of the Inquiry into Child Abuse in Cleveland 1987, Cmnd 412, London, HMSO.
5. Cloke, C. and Naish, J. (1992) Key Issues in Child Protection for Health Visitors and Nurses, Harlow, Longman.
6. Colton, M., Drury, C. and Williams, M. (1993) Final Report on Stage 1 of Research Project on Children in Need in Wales under the Children Act 1989, Swansea Department of Social Policy and Applied Social Studies, University of Wales Swansea.
7. Colton, M., Drury, C. and Williams, M. (1995) Staying Together: Supporting Families under the Children Act, Aldershot, Arena.
8. Department of Health (1995) Child Protection: Messages from Research, London, HMSO.
9. Department of Health/Welsh Office/Home Office/Department of Education and Science (1991) Working Together Under the Children Act 1989: A Guide to Arrangements for Interagency Co-operation for the Protection of Children from Abuse, London, HMSO.
10. Department of Health and Social Security (1974) Report of the Committee Inquiry into the Care and Supervision Provided in Relation to Maria Colwell, London, HMSO.
11. Evans, M. and Miller, C. (1992) Partnership in Child Protection: The Strategic Management Response, London, National Institute for Social Work/Office for Public Management.
12. Farmer, E. and Owen, M. (1995) Child Protection Practice: Private Risks and Public Remedies, London, HMSO.
13. Findlay, C. (1991) 'Joint police and social work investigations in child abuse: a practice example from Central Scotland', Children and Society, 5(3), pp. 225-31.
14. Gans, S. and Horton, G. (1975) Integration of Human Services: The State and Municipal Levels, New York, Praeger Publishers.
15. Guardian (1995) 'Child abuse inquiries to be cut in policy switch', 30 May 1995, p. 1.
16. Hallett, C. (1995) Interagency Coordination in Child Protection, London, HMSO.
17. Hallett, C. and Birchall, E. (1992) Co-ordination in Child Protection: A Literature Review, Edinburgh, HMSO.
18. Ivory, M. (1990) 'Joint working with police on abuse is now the norm', Community Care, 13 December 1990, p. 2.
19. Jackson, S., Sanders, R. and Thomas, N. (1994) Protecting Children in Wales: The Role and Effectiveness of Area Child Protection Committees, Swansea, University of Wales Swansea.
20. Jones, A. and Bilton, K. (1994) The Future Shape of Children's Services, London, National Children's Bureau.
21. Metropolitan Police and London Borough of Bexley (1987) Child Sexual Abuse: Joint Investigative Programme: Bexley Experiment, London, HMSO.
22. Norton, A. and Rogers, S. (1981) 'The Health Service and local government services', in McLachlan, G. (ed.) Matters of Moment, London, Oxford University Press.
23. Sanders, R., Jackson, S. and Thomas, N. (1994) 'ACPCs - An Arena for Change', Paper presented at the International Congress of The British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN), Bristol, June 1994.
24. Simpson, C., Simpson, R., Power, K., Salter, A. and Williams, G.-J. (1994) 'GPs' and health visitors' participation in child protection case conferences', Child Abuse Review, 3, pp. 211-30.
25. Stevenson, O. (1989) Child Abuse: Public Policy and Professional Practice, Hemel Hempstead, Harvester Wheatsheaf.