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The ‘Change for Children’ Programme in England: Towards the ‘Preventive-Surveillance State’.
- Source :
- Journal of Law & Society; Mar2008, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p166-187, 22p, 2 Diagrams
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Following the Children Act 2004 and the launch of the ‘Every Child Matters: Change for Children’ programme, England has embarked on the most ambitious changes in children's services for over a generation. While the government presented the changes as a response to the Laming Report into the death of Victoria Climbié, they are much more than this. They build on a number of ideas and policies that had been developed over a number of years, which emphasize the importance of intervening in children's lives at an early stage in order to prevent problems in later life. This paper provides a critical analysis of the assumptions that underpin the changes and argues that the relationships between parents, children, professionals, and the state, and their respective responsibilities, are being reconfigured as a result, and that the priority given to the accumulation, monitoring, and exchange of electronic information has taken on a central significance. What we are witnessing is the emergence of the ‘preventive-surveillance’ state, where the role of the state is becoming broader, more interventive, and regulatory at the same time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0263323X
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Law & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29332143
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2008.00420.x