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Abstract
This paper brings sociological theory on moral panics to a discussion of child protection social work in the UK. We begin by considering the extent to which policy and practice may be susceptible to distortion by ‘claims-making’, the influence of which, we will argue, casts a rarely explored and less understood influence on the service's practice and direction. We conclude that claims-making has had a detrimental effect on child protection, contributing to a coarsening of attitudes towards families in child protection work, a retreat from preventative practice and a deterioration in relationships between social workers, service users and members of the public more generally.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 803-812 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | The British Journal of Social Work |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 14 May 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2013 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Child protection
- claims-making
- moral panics
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A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF 21ST CENTURY SOCIAL ISSUES AND ANXIETIES
Cree, V. (Principal Investigator), Smith, M. (Co-investigator) & Clapton, G. (Researcher)
1/10/12 → 31/10/14
Project: Research