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Routledge Children in State Care (The Library of Essays in Child Welfare and Development)

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This volume brings together a selection of the most influential and informative English language refereed journal articles on children in out-of-home care, their birth relatives and carers. The articles, which include empirical research and critiques of policy and practice, are mainly from the UK and USA, but include some coverage of child placement policy and practice in Australia and mainland Europe. The volume starts with a joint introductory chapter by the two distinguished authors (one American, one British) reviewing the state of knowledge on children in care and drawing attention to other important sources not included as chapters. Review '...there is a huge amount of useful and interesting material here...' Youth Justice Journal About the Author Mark Courtney is Professor and Executive Director, Partners for Our Children at the University of Washington. June Thoburn is Professor at the Department of Social Work at the University of East Anglia, UK.

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12 January 2009
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