Routledge Social Justice and Children in Care - Routledge

Explore the complex intersection of justice, child welfare, and social work practice through this comprehensive examination of voluntary and statutory care proceedings. Drawing on a multi-disciplinary framework that views social work as a fundamentally moral practice, this book investigates how justice can be achieved within voluntary cases and examines the critical balance between parental rights, children's rights, and legal determinations. The author analyses forty-six real cases to illuminate how decisions are made and implemented across both court-based care proceedings and community-based voluntary care settings, offering insights into the practical and philosophical dimensions of social justice within child protection systems.