A lipskian analysis of child protection failures from Victoria Climbié to 'baby p': A street-level re-evaluation of joined-up governance

Public Administration

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1164-1181

  Marinetto, Michael ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGISLATION;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CUSTODY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HISTORY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WORK;

CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; LEGAL GUARDIANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 80052656581     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.01939.x     Document Type: Article

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