Managing societal and institutional risk in child protection

Risk Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1015-1023

  Munro, Eileen ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Institutional risk; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CHILD PROTECTION; CONCERTED EFFORT; GOOD PRACTICES; GROWING DEMAND; INSTITUTIONAL RISK; KNOWLEDGE BASE; KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIETAL RISKS;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DECISION MAKING;

CHILD CARE; PUBLIC SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD SAFETY; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PROTECTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL WORK;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PUBLIC SECTOR; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 67650422026     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01204.x     Document Type: Article

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