Children's rights, confidentiality and the policing of children

International Journal of Children's Rights

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-456

  Roche, Jeremy ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children Act 2004; Children's rights; Confidentiality; Privacy; Sexual Offences; Surveillance society

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849097053     PISSN: 09275568     EISSN: 15718182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157181808X304554     Document Type: Article

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