Section: Research

Governance of Welfare States

The emphasis in social work has been on empirical research and on the interface between law, public policy and social work practice. Studies include:

  • Bill Whyte on youth justice and on criminal justice social work
  • Joe Francis and Bill Whyte on youth justice and public care in Europe
  • Susan Wallace on the social work role in cases of miscarriage of justice
  • Marion Ulas and Susan Hunter on the impact of mental health legislation
  • Janice McGhee and Joe Francis on the operation of child protection legislation

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