The Child Protection Unit: Its History, Function and Effectiveness in the Organization of Child Protection Work Book

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	Acknowledgements
	Introduction
1	The social context	1
2	The historical context	22
3	Organizational themes in child protection work	45
4	The development of the Child Protection Unit	62
5	Coltown's organizational response to child protection work	87
6	The reticulists	100
7	The new child protection unit	106
8	The effectiveness of Coltown child protection unit	113
9	Conclusion	123
App. 1	Key personnel in Coltown	133
App. 2	The function of the CPU - consumer feedback	138
App. 3	The effectiveness of the CPU - consumer feedback	143
App. 4	NSPCC CPUs - national survey	148
App. 5	Local Authority CPUs - national survey	151
App. 6	Relationship with host agency - the Rochdale experience	156
	Bibliography	159
	Index	164