W. Fitzgibbon 
Probation and Social Work on Trial [PDF ebook] 
Violent Offenders and Child Abusers

The Baby Peter and Dano Sonnex incidents were high profile cases in which two key public services, namely child protection and probation, both failed in their tasks of protection of the victims and the public. In this book the author graphically describes media and political reactions and then proceeds to analyze the common problems both social work and probation practice face under conditions of economic recession and drastic reductions in funding. This new paperback version comes with a foreword from Shadd Maruna, Professor of Justice and Human Development and Director of the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.

Tabella dei contenuti

Foreword from Professor Shadd Maruna at Queen’s University, Belfast.Acknowledgements Introduction Media Responses Family, Community and Violence Political Responses and Inquiries The Demise of Probation and Social Service Practice Conclusions Bibliography Index

Circa l’autore

WENDY FITZGIBBON is a Former Probation Officer, and is currently Reader in Criminology at London Metropolitan University, UK. Her previous publications include Pre-emptive Criminalisation: Risk Control And Alternative Futures.