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Children in Secure Accomodation: A Gendered Exploation of Locked Institu

tional Care for Children in Trouble
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Secure accommodation is a controversial custodial facility provided for children in the care and criminal justice systems. Children are placed in these institutions for a number of different reasons, from those who have run away from home to those who have committed serious crimes. Teresa O'Neill argues that the ideological confusion between welfare and justice leads to a contadiction in policy and practice. She suggest that the fact that most of the boys - who form the majority of children in secure accommodation - are admitted through the criminal justice system while most of the girls are admitted through the welfare system makes this a gendered issue. The book explores the circumstances and experiences of children in secure accommodation through an examination of their own stories and through accounts of social workers and staff at secure units. From these accounts O'Neill draws conclusions on what it means to be in a secure unit, the effectiveness of this type of provision in meeting the needs and improving the life chances of the children placed in the units, and the complexities inherent in the role and practice of secure accommodation.
Part 1 The context - research and practice literature: children in trouble - the historical and legal context; children in trouble - the professional response; local authority secure accommodation. Part 2 The context of the research study: the children in the study - characteristics and backgrounds. Part 3 The professional context: the roles of secure accommodation - the views of managers and staff; secure unit residents - the views of managers and staff; the roles of secure accommodation - the views of social workers. Part 4 Children in security: life before placement in secure accommodation; living in secure accommodation; theraputic interventions; evaluation and outcomes. Part 5 Conclusions: summary and conclusions.
This publication is important and revealing for anyone who wants authentic information from the world of secure accommodationÂ…[it] serves as a timely reminder that an alternative to locked institutional care for children in trouble is a long-overdue item on the professional and political agenda.
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