Sexual Abuse at Charity House: A Case Study of Social Policies in Action

Authors

Maureen Kelleher, Northeastern University

Abstract

This paper explores Wiseman's theory of policy intervention using a case study of institutional abuse for illustration. Social policy intervention is an ongoing process. In this case, a single policy agenda, deinstitutionalization, was modified by a variety of stakeholders and compounded by a series of other child specific policy agenda including child abuse reporting procedures

Recommended Citation

Kelleher, Maureen (1987) "Sexual Abuse at Charity House: A Case Study of Social Policies in Action," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 14: Iss. 4, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1833
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol14/iss4/6