Discretion and Strategies for Investigating Child Abuse: Social Workers’ Conceptions of Child Abuse Investigations and Police Reporting

• Published in: The British journal of social work Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 1554 - 1573
• Main Authors: Quarles van Ufford, Sara, Heimer, Maria, Schön, Ulla-Karin, Linell, Hanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 01.06.2024
• Subjects: child welfare; discretion; police report; child abuse; child protection

Understanding the capacity of child welfare (CW) organisations to deal with child abuse is complex, and dependent on the specific CW context. Sweden occupies a unique position in trying to balance high demands for CW and protection with a strong family support focus, which carries a risk of overlook...