Child Protection Victims and the “Evil Institutions”

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dc.contributor.authorvan Nijnatten, C., Hopman, M., & Knijn, T.
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-29T15:43:06Z
dc.date.available2014-12-29T15:43:06Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe Dutch child protection system has been the target of harsh criticism in recent decades. The legitimacy of child protection services seems to have eroded. In this article, we analyze this changing legitimacy of child protection against the background of declining parental authority and in relation to the disappearance of positive pedagogical ideologies and the mainly bureaucratic response of child protection agencies. Two recent inquiries in the Netherlands on child sexual abuse within child protection-related services have emphasized the position of children as vulnerable victims of negative pedagogical practices, mirroring a general trend of “victimization”. It is concluded that reinforcement of the professional role of child protection workers may be a start towards building new trust in child protection and establishing a newfound legitimacy.en_US
dc.identifier.citationvan Nijnatten, C., Hopman, M., & Knijn, T. (2014). Child Protection Victims and the “Evil Institutions”. Social Sciences, 3(4), 726-741.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/3/4/726
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2014
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectchild protectionen_US
dc.subjectvictimhooden_US
dc.subjectsocial policyen_US
dc.subjectsexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectNetherlandsen_US
dc.titleChild Protection Victims and the “Evil Institutions”en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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