Reviews : A Companion Guide to Sentencing Part One: Specific Offences Nigel Stone Owen Wells Publisher, 2000; pp145; £13.50, pbk
| DOI | 10.1177/026455050004700225 |
| Date | 01 June 2000 |
| Published date | 01 June 2000 |
| Author | Anne Cowper |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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of
UK
research
into
such
violence
and
die
abuse of
children.
It
concludes
by
considering
the
impact
of
domestic
violence
on
children
as
significant.
The
reader
progresses
to
discuss
the
opportunities
and
limitations
of
the
private
and
public
legal
context
of
working
with
children,
considering
key
pieces
of
legislation,
including
the
Children
Act
1989
and
the
Protection
from
Harassment
Act
1997.
The
final
section
considers
practice
implications,
particularly
social
service
responses
and
intervention
programmes
for
male
perpetrators.
It
also
highlights
the
importance
of
multi-agency
approaches.
In
my
view,
the
book
links
child
abuse
and
domestic
violence
beyond
any
doubt.
It
combines
lists
of
research
findings
with
brief
discussion
to
produce
difficult
but
undeniable
truths.
It
encourages
us
to
consider
the
risk
of
harm
to
children
if
domestic
violence
is
known
to
exist
in
the
household,
and
the
research
is
used
to
demonstrate
that
known
abuse
of
children
&dquo;
may
be
an
indicator
of
domestic
violence.
The
book
is
thought-provoking
and,
once
read,
will
undoubtedly
impact
on
practice.
It
compels
the
integration
of
an
assessment
of
the
risk
of
harm
to
children
in
domestic
violence
situations
in
both
the
criminal
and
civil
courts,
including
when
the child
no
longer
lives
with
the
abusive
parent.
The
research
encourages
workers
to
consider
when
working
with
male
perpetrators,
in
supervision
or
groupwork
settings,
the
impact
of
domestic
violence
on
children,
as
direct
victims
of
the
violence
or
as
witnesses
to
abuse.
The
book
offers
advice
for
those
working
with
women
who
experience
domestic
violence.
It
encourages
practitioners
to
support
non-abusive
parents
to
help
them
to
protect
and
care
for
their
children.
The
reader
does
not
avoid
any
resulting
practice
dilemmas
but
encourages
practitioners
to
enable
women
to
develop
’keep-safe’
strategies
for
themselves
and
their
children,
without
the
threat
of
removing
the
child.
The
book
is
valuable
for
practice
as
a
guide
and
a
point
of
reference.
While
not
written
specifically
with
Probation
practice
in
mind,
it
certainly
raises
many
questions
regarding
how
the
Service
should
incorporate
an
understanding
of
the
impact
of
domestic
violence
upon
children.
Caroline
Bald
Probation
Officer,
Essex
A
Companion
Guide
to
Sentencing
Part
One:
Specific
Offences
Nigel
Stone
Owen
Wells
Publisher,
2000;
pp145;
£13.50,
pbk
When
the
grandees
of
the
Probation
Journal,
Advisory
Board
ring
you
up
and
ask
you
to
review
Nigel
Stone’
s latest,
if
you
have
any
sense
you
jump
at
the
chance.
It’s
the
opportunity
to
get
the
first
crack
at
the
sort
of
book
you
wonder
how
you
managed
without -
and
for
no
charge!
i
Thanks
PJ
Board.
This
is
the
first
volume
of
two;
the
second,
following
shortly,
will
deal
with
the
theoretical
basis
of
sentencing
and
the
specific
measures
and
disposals
available
to
the
Courts.
The
present
volume
will
be
particularly
useful
for
probation
staff
as
it
deals
with
the
assessment
of
seriousness
and
the
approach
to
sentencing
in
regard
to
individual
offences.
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