Public Inquiries into Abuse of Children in Residential Care

by Vicki Roberts, Alan Doig

Increase in public concern about the abuse of children in residential homes has led to a proliferation of inquiries and large-scale criminal investigations throughout the 1990s and into the new millennium. The authors examine the background and context to these developmentals in detail. A focal point of the book is an in-depth analysis of the North Wales Tribunal (to which the authors were given extended access) - the events that led up to it, the process it followed and the recommendations that it made. The authors set out their own recommendations for future public inquiries into residential abuse. Public Inquiries into Abuse of Children in Residential Care contains a wealth of material derived from public inquiries that provides a key knowledge base for practitioners and those responsible for the provision of residential care for children. It also highlights some major issues in relation to monitoring and inquiring into matters of national concern which are also of major importance to public policy students and practitioners.

240 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2001

About the author

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Vicki Roberts started her writing career as a journalist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, while attending the University of Texas at Arlington. She later trained as a graphic artist and worked as a website designer, digital content creator and supervisor of an internet advertising team until 2014.

She currently writes from Florida's east coast, where she serves as Art Editor for the Driftwood, an annual anthology published by the Scribblers of Brevard. The group has been the area's premier critique association for more than 35 years.

Oldsters is Vicki's first novel. She is currently working on her second book, The Year of Gwendolyn Presley Flowers.