TY - BOOK AU - Ferguson,Harry ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Protecting children in time: child abuse, child protection and the consequences of modernity SN - 9781403906922 (hbk.) : AV - HV6626.5 U1 - 363.7622222 FER PY - 2004/// CY - Basingstoke PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Social change KW - Child abuse KW - Child welfare KW - Prevention KW - Society KW - ukslc KW - Age groups KW - thema KW - Sociology: family & relationships KW - Social work KW - Crime & criminology KW - Central / national / federal government policies KW - Age groups: children KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries N2 - This analyses the notion that it is possible through social intervention to protect children from avoidable harm and even death 'in time'. It proposes new ways of conceptualizing relationships between professionals, children at risk and families and looks at what is involved in intervening effectively ER -