State Intervention and Vulnerable Children
Implementation Revisited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2114760 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cathy Murray (0000-0003-0532-0129, University of Stirling, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 211-227 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047279405009499 |
| OpenAlex | W1967970987 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This article derives from a two year study of 'Home Supervision', conducted as part of a programme of research on the Children (Scotland) Act 1995. The focus is on children looked after by the local authority who are on a legal supervision order at home, primarily as a consequence of having been abused or neglected, having offended or having failed to attend school without reasonable excuse. Two assumptions, both arguably a legacy of Lipsky, are challenged: first, that non-implementation by street-level bureaucrats is in opposition to their managers; and, second, the passivity of clients in respect of policy making. It is argued that the street-level bureaucrats and managers in the Home Supervision study share assumptive worlds in respect of children on home supervision, and that clients, as agentic actors, reveal a capacity for shaping policy at the implementation stage. These issues are explored and their implications for implementation studies and child welfare are discussed
Excuse · Intervention (counseling) · Opposition (politics) · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Welfare · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Work Education and Practice
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.27 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |