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Confronting Cruelty: Historical Perspectives on Child Protection in Australia
Scott, Dorothy, Swain, Shurlee
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Description for Confronting Cruelty: Historical Perspectives on Child Protection in Australia
Paperback. Investigates the history of the detection and treatment of child abuse through the lens of the Children's Protection Society from 1896 to the end of the 20th century. The text explores the inner world of the organization within history and the changes in law and the social constructions of abuse. Num Pages: 248 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; JFFE1; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 324.
Confronting Cruelty investigates the history of the detection and treatment of child abuse in Australia through the lens of the Victorian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - now the Children's Protection Society (CPS) - from 1896 to the end of the 20th century. This book explores the inner world of a child protection agency within the outer world of the broader historical context and changes in both child protection policy and the social constructions of child abuse.
Confronting Cruelty investigates the history of the detection and treatment of child abuse in Australia through the lens of the Victorian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - now the Children's Protection Society (CPS) - from 1896 to the end of the 20th century. This book explores the inner world of a child protection agency within the outer world of the broader historical context and changes in both child protection policy and the social constructions of child abuse.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522849981
SKU
V9780522849981
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Ref
99-26
About Scott, Dorothy, Swain, Shurlee
Dr Dorothy Scott is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Melbourne. She is a leading figure in the field of child protection in Australia, and is well known to ABC radio listeners for her contributions on child abuse and neglect.Dr Shurlee Swain is a Senior Lecturer in History at the Australian Catholic University and ... Read more
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