Books in the Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series series

There is increasing public and professional concern about the effect on children of parents who misuse drugs and alcohol. This new volume provides a review of the problem, the issues facing professionals involved in child welfare, and a critique of approaches and interventions often used, based on the authors' own research and practical evidence.

This book reveals the results of a two-year study of Britain's child protection efforts. Revealing to what extent specific problems such as parental stress, isolation, and child behavior were resolved over six months through interventions such as group work, parent training, and volunteer home visits.

'Family Support' is a term which is widely used by all those involved in child welfare and it is agreed that measuring the outcomes of service delivery is crucial to improved planning, resourcing and practice.

This text offers analysis, based on the authors' research, of child protection decision-making in cases where babies and infants have sustained serious injury and where the parents' explanation is not borne out by medical opinion. The issues associated with this problem are central to the whole of child protection practice.

This text focuses on the importance of considering the experiences of children in responding to child sexual abuse. The contributors address these concerns whilst drawing on research, and legislative and policy developments since 1989.

Young men who sexually abuse is a subject of increasing concern amongst professionals. This important volume explores the current theoretical and practice issues involved in working therapeutically with young men who have sexually abused.

Children and Families in Communities: Theory, Research and Policy contains the latest research on the relationship between children, families and communities and explores policy and practice implications. Material for practitioners and community development workers is also included.

Until recently, the topic of female sexual offenders remained under-researched, and many incorrect assumptions and beliefs still surround the subject. This book is organised in to five parts around eleven chapters.

A comprehensive, practical guide to child protection emergencies, including case studies and legal advice, Protecting Powers: Emergency Intervention in Child Protection discusses the findings of two major research studies on emergency child protection interventions conducted between 1998 and 2004.

Focusing on good working practice in all aspects of conducting enquiries into alleged child abuse, this book takes a positive approach to improving relationships between the workers and the families involved. Each chapter concentrates on a specific issue.

The form and content of court proceedings is generally considered unsuitable for children. Based on a study exploring the law and practice of representation, this text examines various approaches to the place of children in the proceedings, and contrasts them with the views of the children.

Children Behaving Badly? presents a powerful challenge to commonly held beliefs about peer violence and portrays it as an important child welfare concern.

Children Behaving Badly? presents a powerful challenge to commonly held beliefs about peer violence and portrays it as an important child welfare concern.

Online Risk to Children brings together the most up-to-date theory, policy, and best practices for online child protection and abuse prevention.