Public inquiries into residential abuse of children

by Brian Corby

"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 developments 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...

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