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© British Association of Social Workers

The Life and Death of the Care Order (Criminal)

ROBERT HARRIS

Robert Harris is Professor of Social Work in the University of Hull.

Professor Robert Harris, Department of Social Policy and Professional Studies. The University of Hull. Hull, HU6 7RX.

Summary

This paper traces the life history of the care order (criminal) from its inception in the 1969 Children and Young Persons Act to its abolition in the 1989 Children Act. It is argued that the care order (criminal) is a microcosm of the central ambiguity of the juvenile justice system, and that its history accordingly mirrors that of juvenile justice itself. An empirical study is then reported which demonstrates that the role of the provision since 1983 has been complex, but that it has catered for three distinct groups of offenders, of whom only one poses a policy problem. The ‘residence requirement’ solution to this problem in the 1989 Children Act is welcomed as having a better chance of sustaining the different tasks of the juvenile justice system.


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