Child Abuse, 3rd edition

Author: Christina Lyon
Publisher: Family Law LexisNexis
ISBN: 9780853085768
Published In: March 2003
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Child Abuse provides a unique practical account of the range of civil and criminal proceedings and also describes the interaction of the various disciplines involved in the process.

The third edition of this unrivalled text provides an inexpensive and comprehensive explanation of the complex legal framework that surrounds child abuse, written for all professionals and agencies responsible for protecting children.

This third edition has been completely revised to reflect the extensive changes to the law and now takes account of:

amendments to the Children Act 1989
the introduction of the Human Rights Act 1998
the Protection of Children Act 1999
the Care Standards Act 2000
the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000
the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
the several enquiries arising from failures in the child protection scheme
the establishment of CAFCASS

Introduction: the national and international legal and social policy context
Forms of child abuse
Issues in child abuse
The legal framework
The identification, investigation and initiation of proceedings
Inter-agency co-operation
Civil proceedings: care and supervision order proceedings in the family proceedings court, the county court and the High
Court and the making of secure accommodation orders
Evidence and procedure in civil child abuse cases
Criminal proceedings
- Grounds of criminal liability
- The pre-trial process
- The criminal trial
- Sentencing
- The rights of victims and compensation
Contact
Representations procedures and judicial review
Child abuse and child protection: into the next millennium

Christina Lyon, Queen Victoria Professor of Law, Director of the Centre for the Study of the Child, the Family and the Law, University of Liverpool, Solicitor of the Supreme Court and Recorder
With Contributions by: Cathy Cobley, Lecturer in Law, Cardiff Law School, University of Wales
Stephanie Petrie, Lecturer in Social Work, University of Liverpool
Caroline Reid, Barrister, 14 Gray's Inn Square

"this excellent text has been completely revised to take account of the numerous recent reforms ... essential for all those professionals and agencies responsible for protecting children, including judges, lawyers, guardians and social, health and education workers."
Childright

"All practitioners in public child care cases will find this book packed full of new insights and essential reading"
New Law Journal

"undoubtedly the most comprehensive and thorough book I have read on the subject of child abuse ... an absolutely essential text for lawyers and practitioners"
New Law Journal

"essential reference point for both lawyers and social work practitioners dealing with child abuse"
Adoption and Fostering

"comprehensive and very informative"
Children Panel Newsletter

"very useful for solicitors, social workers and others involved in the work of child protection"
Journal of the Law Society of Scotland