Making child protection policy : the crime and misconduct commission inquiry into abuse of children in foster care in Queensland
By: TILBURY, Clare
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Contributor(s): MAZEROLLE, Paul.
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ArticlePublisher: Brisbane Queensland : Blackwell Publishing, September 2008Australian Journal of Public Administration : AJPA 67, 3, p. 283-293Abstract: Internationally as well as in Australia, public inquiries have become one of the dominant means of scrutinising child protection services. As such, inquiries have become a policy mechanism for defining the problem of child abuse, and developing possible solutions. This article examines the 2004 Crime and Misconduct Commission Inquiry into the Abuse of Children in Foster Care in Queensland. It discusses both the problems and potential of public inquiries in promoting positive change in a contested policy field like child protection
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Internationally as well as in Australia, public inquiries have become one of the dominant means of scrutinising child protection services. As such, inquiries have become a policy mechanism for defining the problem of child abuse, and developing possible solutions. This article examines the 2004 Crime and Misconduct Commission Inquiry into the Abuse of Children in Foster Care in Queensland. It discusses both the problems and potential of public inquiries in promoting positive change in a contested policy field like child protection
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