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Fostering children and young people on remand: care or control?
- Author:
- LIPSCOMBE Jo
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 37(6), September 2007, pp.973-989.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Remand foster-carers can provide placements for children and young people awaiting trial or sentence within criminal courts. The role of fostering children and young people on remand is in some ways more complex than fostering other children, as remand foster-carers have to bridge the divide between providing the care of the welfare system and the control of the criminal justice system. This paper considers the ways in which a small sample of remand foster-carers from a remand foster project in the South of England attempted to manage these tensions and incongruities and tried to reach a balance between care and control. The paper identifies two main ‘parenting’ approaches adopted by remand foster-carers, and comments on the appropriateness of each to meet the needs of children and young people on remand, whilst still achieving the requirements of the criminal justice system.
Balancing care with control
- Author:
- LIPSCOMBE Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Children in Scotland, 76, October 2007, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Children in Scotland
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Remand foster care provides an alternative to custodial or residential accommodation for children or young people who cannot be granted bail whilst awaiting trial or sentence within the criminal justice process. It therefore has to weigh up the competing demands of welfare and punishment. This article explores the problems and advantages of the service for staff and young people.
Care or control?: foster care for young people on remand
- Author:
- LIPSCOMBE Jo
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 260p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Since the early 1990s the number of children and young people remanded to custody has more than doubled and there are no signs of it decreasing. Offending by children is a politically contentious issue, which attracts considerable public concern and controversy. This study focuses specifically on the use of foster care for young people on remand as an alternative to custodial and residential accommodation. It challenges negative public and political attitudes towards young people who have been charged with committing an offence, as well as the impact of these attitudes on criminal justice policy. Focusing on a remand fostering scheme in the south of England, the study is based on detailed interviews with young people, exploring their backgrounds, involvement with the criminal justice system, and, in particular, their experiences of remand foster care. These narratives are supplemented by the perspectives of foster carers who provide placements for young people on remand, as well as the views of lay youth court magistrates. The research considers the processes by which young people become involved in offending behaviour, how this behaviour can be exacerbated by involvement with the penal system, and how community interventions such as remand foster care can have a positive impact on a young person’s behaviour, self esteem and sense of identity. The report examines issues including how community interventions like remand foster care can affect young people’s behaviour, self-esteem and sense of identity. The report found that over 70 per cent of the young people interviewed didn’t commit any offences during their placement, despite persistently offending before. (In contrast, recent Youth Justice Board statistics suggest 96 per cent of children with 7–10 previous convictions reoffend within two years.)
Children's participation in decision-making in the Criminal Justice Process
- Author:
- LIPSCOMB Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Representing Children, 16(2), 2003, pp.122-136.
- Publisher:
- National Youth Advocacy Service
Discusses the findings of research which investigated children and young people's experiences of being remanded to foster care, as an alternative to residential or custodial accommodation. Eighteen children and young people participated in narrative interviews describing their experiences of being remanded to remand foster care schemes in the south of England. Interviews were also carried out with 13 Youth Court lay magistrates to determine influential factors in reaching a remand decision. Results found that many children were concerned about their lack of participation in decisions made during their involvement in the criminal justice process. Highlights examples of good practice from the research and the implications for professional working with children in the criminal justice system.
Another side of life: foster care for young people on remand
- Author:
- LIPSCOMBE Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Youth Justice, 3(1), June 2003, pp.34-48.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Reflects on recent proposals to expand the provision of remand for foster care and intensive fostering for young people involved in the criminal justice system. Briefly documents the history of remand foster care and presents initial findings from a research study of young people's experiences of remand foster care. Discusses the benefits of remand foster care for alleged young offenders, with reference to the United National Convention on the Rights of the Child. Highlights some issues for the expansion of remand foster care and intensive fostering.
What matters in fostering adolescents?
- Authors:
- LIPSCOMBE Jo, FARMER Elaine
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 13(1), 2007, pp.41-58.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
The White Paper Care Matters: Time for change (2007) sets out the British government's plans to improve outcomes for children in care. For example, a tiered model of placement types, structured around the level of complexity of children's needs, will inform placement commissioning. However, on the whole the White Paper does not differentiate between the needs of children according to age, even though evidence suggests that providing foster care for adolescents can be more challenging and complex than providing care for younger children. Drawing on a longitudinal study of adolescent foster care, this paper highlights some of the needs specific to adolescents, as opposed to younger children; the skills and strategies that carers need to develop to care for adolescents and the supports that children's services and other agencies should provide for such placements. The paper argues that increased attention to these issues would assist in sustaining the placements of the great majority of fostered young people who will not have access to highly specialised treatment foster care.
What matters in fostering adolescents?
- Authors:
- LIPSCOMBE Jo, FARMER Elaine
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 13(1), 2007, pp.41-58.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
The White Paper Care Matters: Time for change (2007) sets out the British government's plans to improve outcomes for children in care. For example, a tiered model of placement types, structured around the level of complexity of children's needs, will inform placement commissioning. However, on the whole the White Paper does not differentiate between the needs of children according to age, even though evidence suggests that providing foster care for adolescents can be more challenging and complex than providing care for younger children. Drawing on a longitudinal study of adolescent foster care, this paper highlights some of the needs specific to adolescents, as opposed to younger children; the skills and strategies that carers need to develop to care for adolescents and the supports that children's services and other agencies should provide for such placements. The paper argues that increased attention to these issues would assist in sustaining the placements of the great majority of fostered young people who will not have access to highly specialised treatment foster care.
The nature and extent of help given to women with intellectual disabilities to manage menstruation
- Authors:
- RODGERS Jackie, LIPSCOMBE Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 30(1), March 2005, pp.45-52.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Menstruation has been shown to be problematic for many women with intellectual disabilities. There has been a greater focus on menstrual suppression or elimination than on help and training to manage menstrual care successfully. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted in England to investigate the help and training currently given to women with intellectual disabilities. Results found 29 percent of the women had never been given the opportunity to learn how to manage their own menstrual care. Where someone had tried to teach the woman, this was most often her mother. Carers were giving considerable amounts of assistance with menstrual care, although some of the women with more profound disabilities were able to manage menstrual care independently. The authors argue that all women with intellectual disabilities should have the chance to manage or assist with their own menstrual care, backed by a strategic approach to menstrual education and support.
Menstrual problems experienced by women with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- RODGERS Jackie, LIPSCOMBE Jo, SANTER Miriam
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 19(4), December 2006, pp.364-373.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Menstruation appears to be problematic for women with learning disabilities, yet there has been little quantitative research on their experiences, or comparisons with other groups of women. This paper considers the nature and extent of menstrual problems experienced by women with learning disabilities. The data reported here come from a cross-sectional postal questionnaire survey conducted with carers of 452 women in the United Kingdom, aged 14–55 years, who had learning disabilities. Women with learning disabilities appear to be as likely to experience menstrual problems as other women. However, such problems may be experienced differently and more negatively and may not always be recognized appropriately. More attention needs to be given to menstrual problems experienced by women with learning disabilities, both in research and in practice. It is particularly important that women with learning disabilities be supported to play a central role in recognizing and defining the problems they experience.
Contact with family members and its impact on adolescents and their foster placements
- Authors:
- MOYERS Sue, FARMER Elaine, LIPSCOMBE Jo
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 36(4), June 2006, pp.541-559.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This paper discusses findings from a recently completed study of adolescent foster care, which included a detailed assessment of the fostering skills and supports of carers and of the contact that adolescents had with parents, siblings and other family members during a long-term foster placement. Sixty-eight foster carers, young people and their social workers were interviewed at two points in time, 3 months after the start of a new foster placement and again at 12 months or at the point of disruption if this occurred earlier. Detailed questions about contact which were asked of foster carers, young people and their social workers enabled the researchers to make summary ratings about the quantity and the quality of contact and its effect on the young people and on their placements. This paper describes the contact the young people had with their families, its impact on them and on the foster families and how it changed over time. The findings revealed that contact for the majority of adolescents was problematic and had a significant impact on placement outcomes. Ways of managing contact are highlighted, and the corresponding implications for policy and practice discussed.