Children in Secure Accommodation

A Gendered Exploration of Locked Institutional Care for Children in Trouble

Teresa O'Neill
Foreword by Allan Levy QC

Paperback: £25.00 / $42.95

2001, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp
ISBN: 978-1-85302-933-2, BIC 2: JKSB1

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Introduction. PART ONE: THE CONTEXT: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE LITERATURE. 1. Children in trouble - the historical and legal context. 2. Children in trouble - the professional response. 3. Local authority secure accommodation. PART TWO: THE CONTEXT OF THE RESEARCH STUDY. 4. The children in study: Characteristics and backgrounds. PART THREE: THE PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT. 5. The roles of secure accommodation: The views of managers and staff. 6. Secure unit residents: The views of managers and staff. 7. The roles of secure accommodation: The views of social workers. PART FOUR: CHILDREN IN SECURITY. 8. Life before placement in secure accommodation. 9. Living in secure accommodation. 10. Therapeutic interventions. 11. Evaluation and outcomes. PART FIVE: CONCLUSIONS. 12. Summary and conclusions. Appendices. References. Index.

Author information

• Teresa O'Neill

Subject areas

• Health, Social Work and Social Care

Keywords

• adolescence,
• child protection,
• child psychology,
• children,
• drugs,
• offenders,
• social care,
• social policy,
• social work,
• substance abuse,
• teenagers,
• youthwork

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