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Social Work on Trial: The Colwell Inquiry and the State of Welfare (BASW/Policy Press titles) by Ian Butler and Mark Drakeford is a law available to read on EtoBox.

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Maria Colwell was a seven year old child, well known to social workers, who died in 1973 after continued neglect and abuse. Butler (social work, U. of Bath, UK) and Drakefored (social policy and applied social sciences, U of Wales, Cardiff) examine this case, the subsequent inquiry, and attitudes towards the role of social work. The Colwell case, which became very famous in the UK, spurred changes in the developing field of social work. However, several children have died in the UK from abuse in

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Author
Ian Butler and Mark Drakeford
Publisher
Policy Press
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9781847428691
Category
law
Subjects
Science, Self Help, Family & Relationships
Updated
2026-03-25

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