Journal of Children's Services: Volume 6 Issue 4
Research informing policy and practice
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A guide through the knowledge base on children in out‐of‐home care
June Thoburn, Mark E. CourtneyOut‐of‐home care has been a subject for policy debate since child welfare policies were first developed. Too often the debate is marked by ill‐informed sound‐bites linking “care”…
Should randomised controlled trials be the “gold standard” for research on preventive interventions for children?
Sarah Stewart‐Brown, Rebecca Anthony, Lynsey Wilson, Sarah Winstanley, Nigel Stallard, Helen Snooks, Douglas SimkissRandomised controlled trials (RCTs) have been offered a privileged position in terms of the evidence base for preventive interventions for children, but practical and theoretical…
Law and child development in the UK and the US
Emily Buss, Mavis MacleanThis paper seeks to consider the inter‐connections between law and child development, particularly in the areas of child custody and child protection, in both the USA and the UK.
Fear is the key: keeping the balance between flexibility and control in a Dutch youth prison
Peer van der Helm, Iris Boekee, Geert Jan Stams, Peter van der LaanThis study seeks to examine the education, safety, and professional attitudes of group workers in a Dutch youth prison and to analyse their perceptions of the organisational…
Parents seeking help in child rearing: who are they and how do their children behave?
Charlotte Reedtz, Monica Martinussen, Fredrik Wang Jørgensen, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Willy‐Tore MørchThe main aim of this study is to explore characteristics of parents who signed up for parenting classes offered to the universal population and their reasons for participation.
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