Background Section 47 of the Children Act 1989 places a duty on local authorities to make
enquiries where it is suspected that a child is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm …

Risk assessment tools are increasingly being used to guide decisions about supervision
and treatment of domestic violence perpetrators. However, earlier review studies showed …

Algorithms have permeated throughout civil government and society, where they are being
used to make high-stakes decisions about human lives. In this paper, we first develop a …

Praise for the previous edition" An extraordinary and important book. Its approach to
evidence-based practice (EBP) is very sound, realistic, and generous to the complexities of …

Child protection work inevitably involves uncertainty, ambiguity and fallibility. The
knowledge base is limited, predictions about the child's future welfare are imperfect, and …

Many social workers, probation officers and others in the human services are employed in
positions where they deal with involuntary clients. These positions are demanding, and …

The US Child Welfare System (CWS) is charged with improving outcomes for foster youth;
yet, they are overburdened and underfunded. To overcome this limitation, several states …

This paper addresses growing professional discontents with the increasing formalisation of
social work practice exerted through systems of risk management and audit. Drawing on an …

Child protection is one of the most high profile and challenging areas of social work, as well
as one where children's lives and family life are seen to be at stake. Vital as child protection …

In an era in which child protective service agencies face increased demands on their time
and in an environment of stable or shrinking resources, great interest exists in improving risk …