Child Protection, Child Deaths, Politics and Policy Making: Numbers as Rhetoric

Child welfare policy making is a highly contested area in public policy. Child abuse scandals prompt critical appraisals of parents, professionals and the child protection system creating a tipping point for reform. One hundred and six transcripts of debates in the West Australian Parliament from Au...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Harrison, Celine, Harries, Maria, Liddiard, Mark
Format: Journal Article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82967