Caroline Ball
Biographic Data
| ID | 6463356 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Caroline Ball |
| GIVEN NAMES | Caroline |
| FAMILY NAME | Ball |
| SIGNATURE | BALL C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of East Anglia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4147-028X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Decolonising the ivory tower
Big Blocks and Blind Spots
The critically acclaimed television series The West Wing features two episodes that revolve around the concept of 'Big Block of Cheese Day', an initiative aimed at providing access to marginalised groups and individuals who would not typically have the opportunity to voice their concerns directly to the White House. This article explores the deeper implications of these episodes, examining the complexities of power, knowledge, and democratic part…
The Adoption and Children Act 2002
The Adoption and Children Act 2002, due to come fully into force on 30 December 2005, effects a long-needed and radical reform of adoption law. The Act has had a very lengthy gestation and is widely regarded as being long overdue. After setting the reforms in a general historical and policy context, Caroline Ball examines, critically, the main provisions of the Act
Regulating inclusivity
The process of the reform of current adoption law in England and Wales to better meet the needs of adoption practice has been a lengthy one. The extent to which the regulatory framework set out in the Adoption Act 1976 reflects an exclusive model of adoption no longer suited to current practice is well recognized. In this paper the reforms (about to be) enacted in the Adoption and Children Act 2002 are critically considered in the light of the id…
The White Paper, Adoption
The Government published its proposals for the partial reform of adoption law in the White Paper, Adoption: A new approach in December 2000. In this article Caroline Ball provides a critique of the proposals in the context of the needs of the adoptive population at the beginning of the 21st Century and the wide-ranging though as yet unrealised reform process of the past decade. The article acknowledges the extent to which the Government's proposa…
England & Wales
Educationally Disaffected Young Offenders
Links between educational disaffection and delinquency are well established; in contrast, courts' and agencies' responses to school absenteeism amongst defendants have received little research attention. In this article, the authors use data from a study of school-aged defendants who were truanting or excluded at the time of sentence to examine critically the provision of pre-sentence school-based information to courts and the extent to which sup…
Regulating child care
This article reflects selectively on the development of the legal regulation of child care practice in England and Wales since the Children Act 1948. Two main themes are identified: the burgeoning burden of the statutory responsibilities of local authorities throughout the period, and the controls more recently imposed on the discretionary exercise of statutory powers. The impact of the latter on particular areas of practice is discussed within t…
Adoption a Service for Children
March 1996 saw the long-awaited publication of the British Government's Draft Adoption Bill, broadly welcomed here by Caroline Ball. As she makes clear when outlining the historical context, there has been an urgent need for a radical review of adoption law for some time. However, a number of provisions in the Draft Bill may require amendment. Among the areas Ball suggests for revision are: aspects of the welfare principles; the criteria for disp…
A Mixed Bag
The Current and Future Legal Context of Emergency Protection
The Adoption and Children Act 2002
The Adoption and Children Act 2002, due to come fully into force on 30 December 2005, effects a long-needed and radical reform of adoption law. The Act has had a very lengthy gestation and is widely regarded as being long overdue. After setting the reforms in a general historical and policy context, Caroline Ball examines, critically, the main provisions of the Act
Adoption a Service for Children
March 1996 saw the long-awaited publication of the British Government's Draft Adoption Bill, broadly welcomed here by Caroline Ball. As she makes clear when outlining the historical context, there has been an urgent need for a radical review of adoption law for some time. However, a number of provisions in the Draft Bill may require amendment. Among the areas Ball suggests for revision are: aspects of the welfare principles; the criteria for disp…
Educationally Disaffected Young Offenders
Links between educational disaffection and delinquency are well established; in contrast, courts' and agencies' responses to school absenteeism amongst defendants have received little research attention. In this article, the authors use data from a study of school-aged defendants who were truanting or excluded at the time of sentence to examine critically the provision of pre-sentence school-based information to courts and the extent to which sup…
The White Paper, Adoption
The Government published its proposals for the partial reform of adoption law in the White Paper, Adoption: A new approach in December 2000. In this article Caroline Ball provides a critique of the proposals in the context of the needs of the adoptive population at the beginning of the 21st Century and the wide-ranging though as yet unrealised reform process of the past decade. The article acknowledges the extent to which the Government's proposa…
Regulating child care
This article reflects selectively on the development of the legal regulation of child care practice in England and Wales since the Children Act 1948. Two main themes are identified: the burgeoning burden of the statutory responsibilities of local authorities throughout the period, and the controls more recently imposed on the discretionary exercise of statutory powers. The impact of the latter on particular areas of practice is discussed within t…
Regulating inclusivity
The process of the reform of current adoption law in England and Wales to better meet the needs of adoption practice has been a lengthy one. The extent to which the regulatory framework set out in the Adoption Act 1976 reflects an exclusive model of adoption no longer suited to current practice is well recognized. In this paper the reforms (about to be) enacted in the Adoption and Children Act 2002 are critically considered in the light of the id…
The Current and Future Legal Context of Emergency Protection
A Mixed Bag
Adoption a Service for Children
March 1996 saw the long-awaited publication of the British Government's Draft Adoption Bill, broadly welcomed here by Caroline Ball. As she makes clear when outlining the historical context, there has been an urgent need for a radical review of adoption law for some time. However, a number of provisions in the Draft Bill may require amendment. Among the areas Ball suggests for revision are: aspects of the welfare principles; the criteria for disp…
Regulating child care
This article reflects selectively on the development of the legal regulation of child care practice in England and Wales since the Children Act 1948. Two main themes are identified: the burgeoning burden of the statutory responsibilities of local authorities throughout the period, and the controls more recently imposed on the discretionary exercise of statutory powers. The impact of the latter on particular areas of practice is discussed within t…
Educationally Disaffected Young Offenders
Links between educational disaffection and delinquency are well established; in contrast, courts' and agencies' responses to school absenteeism amongst defendants have received little research attention. In this article, the authors use data from a study of school-aged defendants who were truanting or excluded at the time of sentence to examine critically the provision of pre-sentence school-based information to courts and the extent to which sup…
The White Paper, Adoption
The Government published its proposals for the partial reform of adoption law in the White Paper, Adoption: A new approach in December 2000. In this article Caroline Ball provides a critique of the proposals in the context of the needs of the adoptive population at the beginning of the 21st Century and the wide-ranging though as yet unrealised reform process of the past decade. The article acknowledges the extent to which the Government's proposa…
England & Wales
Regulating inclusivity
The process of the reform of current adoption law in England and Wales to better meet the needs of adoption practice has been a lengthy one. The extent to which the regulatory framework set out in the Adoption Act 1976 reflects an exclusive model of adoption no longer suited to current practice is well recognized. In this paper the reforms (about to be) enacted in the Adoption and Children Act 2002 are critically considered in the light of the id…
The Adoption and Children Act 2002
The Adoption and Children Act 2002, due to come fully into force on 30 December 2005, effects a long-needed and radical reform of adoption law. The Act has had a very lengthy gestation and is widely regarded as being long overdue. After setting the reforms in a general historical and policy context, Caroline Ball examines, critically, the main provisions of the Act
Big Blocks and Blind Spots
The critically acclaimed television series The West Wing features two episodes that revolve around the concept of 'Big Block of Cheese Day', an initiative aimed at providing access to marginalised groups and individuals who would not typically have the opportunity to voice their concerns directly to the White House. This article explores the deeper implications of these episodes, examining the complexities of power, knowledge, and democratic part…
Decolonising the ivory tower
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