The question 'what is citizenship?'is not an easy one to answer in any definitive way. This is
partly because it incorporates a number of different elements, reflecting two major political …

A meticulously researched inside look at child sexual abuse by clergy, this exhaustive, hard-
hitting analysis weaves together interviews with abusive priests and church historical and …

This comprehensive text provides an up-to-date review and critique of current theorising
about sexual offending. It presents the key ideas underpinning each theory in a clear and …

Critical social work 2 Marginalizing dissent in critical social work 3 A poststructural turn in
critical social work 5 The poststructural orientation of this work 7 Using social work practice …

While intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and violence against children (VAC)
have emerged as distinct fields of research and programming, a growing number of studies …

Transforming Social Work Practice shows that postmodern theory offers new strategies for
social workers concerned with political action and social justice. It explores ways of …

This paper examines the effects of discourses about participation on child protection
practice. The paper critiques the prevalent conceptualizations of participation on the …

Psychological theories on child sexual abuse continue to dominate etiological and
rehabilitative approaches to understanding and treating sexually abusive behavior …

Social work is currently undergoing major change in its policies, organization and day-to-
day practice and much has been written about the feminist presence in social work. In …

Most theories of child sexual abuse are, to some degree, gendered, with nonoffending
mothers bearing the burden of blame, ideologically and legally, for the transgressions of …