Peer Violence in Children's Residential Care

by Christine Barter, Emma Renold, David Berridge, et al.

Book Overview

Much concern has been expressed about the scandal of physical and sexual abuse by care workers of children living in residential homes but this is the first detailed study of the major problem of violence between children . Based on extensive interviews with young people as well as staff, children's own perspectives and experiences of violence are highlighted. There is important new information about different levels of violence between homes, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349518026
• ISBN13: 9781349518029
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"