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British Journal of Social Work 2007 37(6):973-986; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcl059
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved.

Fostering Children and Young People on Remand: Care or Control?

Jo Lipscombe

Dr Jo Lipscombe is an Honorary Research Fellow in the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol, and a Senior Consultant with a national crime reduction charitable organization. Jo’s doctoral thesis explored young people’s experiences of remand foster-care, and was partly funded by the Home Office. She is co-author of Fostering Adolescents (Jessica Kingsley Publishing), with Elaine Farmer and Sue Moyers.

Correspondence to Dr Jo Lipscombe, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1TZ, UK. E-mail: jo.lipscombe{at}bristol.ac.uk

Remand foster-carers can provide placements for children and young people awaiting trial or sentence within criminal courts. The role of fostering children and young people on remand is in some ways more complex than fostering other children, as remand foster-carers have to bridge the divide between providing the care of the welfare system and the control of the criminal justice system. This paper considers the ways in which a small sample of remand foster-carers attempted to manage these tensions and incongruities and tried to reach a balance between care and control. The paper identifies two main ‘parenting’ approaches adopted by remand foster-carers, and comments on the appropriateness of each to meet the needs of children and young people on remand, whilst still achieving the requirements of the criminal justice system.

Keywords: foster-care, children and young people, remand, young offenders


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