doi.org/10.1017/S1035077200004594

Article type: Original Research

PUBLISHED 1 January 1995

Volume 20 Issue 3

Breach of duty: A new paradigm for the abuse of children and adolescents in care

Anne Forward

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Anne Forward

CITATION: Forward A. (1995). Breach of duty: A new paradigm for the abuse of children and adolescents in care. Children Australia, 20(3), 1039. doi.org/10.1017/S1035077200004594

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Abstract

Analysis of the issue of abuse in care reveals that common structures and processes for response to allegations operate within a paradigm of minimalist child protection and that this paradigm is inadequate to the effective management of the problem. The paper will argue that a shift of paradigm is required. Concepts of individual pathology and deficiency, conflicts of interest in reporting and investigation and tolerance for all but seriously inadequate care for children must be replaced. A paradigm of duty of care would result in policy and procedure which embraced agencies' moral and legal duties towards children and assessed allegations or harm from this holistic perspective.

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