This book addresses the response of law and quasi-legal bodies to human service failures.
It presents a typology of human service mishaps and misdeeds, locating them in the context of interactions between systemic, agency and worker characteristics.
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This book addresses the response of law and quasi-legal bodies to human service failures.
It presents a typology of human service mishaps and misdeeds, locating them in the context of interactions between systemic, agency and worker characteristics.
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The human services are established to support the most vulnerable and marginalised people in our society. Yet media and other reports frequently highlight a disturbing picture of industry failures, malpractice and abuse. This book addresses the response of legal and quasi-legal bodies to human service failures. It outlines those areas of law which are most likely to be activated by human service shortcomings, and those aspects of direct human service delivery which are most likely to attract legal attention. Essential reading for those studying or working in human services and social work, this book is designed to alert people to the legal risks arising as a result of inadequate human service delivery.
About the Author
Rosemary Kennedy is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia.
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