Reviews : Managing the Probation Service: Issues for the 1990s R Statham and P Whitehead (Eds) Longman, 1992; pp 190; £15.95 pbk
| DOI | 10.1177/026455059304000112 |
| Published date | 01 March 1993 |
| Author | David Millard |
| Date | 01 March 1993 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
written by Surrey’s current CPO, who
people living in this respectable tran-
regards it as required ~~a.di~.g for
quil environment could be capable of
anyone considering entering o~~e~~o-
abusing children in a frightening and
fession,
I have one question. If I
diabolical way. His identification with
adopted Dick’s methods, would I be
the parents and the trauma they ex-
~~I~ ~ produce this book as my
perienced hinders a more objective
reference at my disciplinary hearing?
look at the dilemmas faced by the
authorities in the light of serious allega-
Adrian Wilson
tions and bound by confidentiality.
Through Care Unit, Surrey
This book does well, however, to
highlight and re-einphasise some im-
portant principles relating to child sex-
Orkney: A Place of Safety
ual abuse allegations namely the need
for
Robert Black
interagency guidelines and case
conferences, the need to
Cannongate
respect the
Press, 1992; £7.95 pbk
rights of children and parents and the
fact
On
27th
that evidence should not be
February 1991 9 children from
depen-
4 families
dent on the removal of children from
on the Orkney island of
their homes.
South Ronaldsay were taken into care
because of unsubstantiated allegations
Mai Bentley
of sexual abuse. The manner in which
Senior Court Welfare Officer, Rocbdale
this happened and subsequent denial
of parents and children’s rights is a mat-
ter for serious concern and this book
Managing the Probation
helps fill in gaps in our knowledge of
Service: Issues for the 1990s
events and gives some insight into the
impact of such actions on this small
R Statham and P Whitehead (Eds)
island community
Longman, 1992; pp 190; £15.95 pbk
The extensive media coverage of
the Orkney sexual abuse affair suggests
Books with subtitles like ’Issues for the
that it is stretching credibility to accept
1990s’, whatever their subject matter,
that organised ritual abuse took place
ought to carry a government health
on
South Ronaldsay. Equally, to accept
warning ’Worthy but Dull’. And yet it
that social workers and police coldly
was
a good idea of Roger Statham’s and
and deliberately removed children
Philip Whitehead to collect together a
from their homes...
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