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© British Association of Social Workers

Little Kiddies and Criminal Acts: The Role of Social Work in the Children's Hearings

GILBERT SMITH, Ph.D.

Gilbert Smith, studied sociology at the Universities of Leeds and Essex. As Research Fellow in Sociology, University of Aberdeen, he did research on the reorganization of British social work and on the Children's Panel system. He spent two years as a research adviser in the Scottish Office and is currently Senior Lecturer in Social Administration and Social Work, University of Glasgow. His publications include Social Work and the Sociology of Organizations (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1970).

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Drawing upon the transcripts of some interviews with social workers and upon other material, this paper outlines three separate approaches to the functions and objectives of the Children's Panel system in Scotland. These are termed the approaches of ‘welfare’, ‘law enforcement’ and ‘community involvement’. The paper describes what social workers see as the varying practical implications of these different approaches in relation to the recruitment and training of panel members, the conduct of the hearings, and the part to be played by social workers, reporters, the police and panel members.


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