Duty of care in the human services mishaps, misdeeds and the law
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 servi...
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| Sprache: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2009
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Inhaltsangabe:
- The shadow world
- Ideals, actors and actions
- Public law of general application
- Public law of particular relevance to the human services
- Private law and suits
- Private law : negligence
- Private law : other torts and civil actions
- Legal processes, quasi, and indirect legal scrutiny
- Service delivery : screening, assessment and planning
- Service delivery : implementation and closure
- Information and records management
- Relationships, rifts and reactions
- The consequences lottery