Constructing Risky Identities in Policy and Practice

Nicola Ballantyne, University of Sunderland, UKRick Bowler, University of Sunderland, UKJohn Clayton, University of Sunderland, UKDr Stephen J Macdonald, University of Sunderland, UKJacqueline Merchant, University of Sunderland, UKSheila Quaid, University of Sunderland, UKPeter Rushton, University of Sunderland, UK

• 1. Introduction: Identities, Individuals and Theories of Risk; Jeremy Kearney and Catherine Donovan PART I: CONSTRUCTING RISKY IDENTITIES 2. Risk, Identities and Recognition: A History of Dangerous Categories and Categories of Danger; Peter Rushton 3. Risky Populations and Risky Identities: The Regulation of Trust and Relationships Between Adults and Children; Jeremy Kearney 4. The Right to be Labelled: From Risk to Rights for Pupils with Dyslexia in 'Special Needs' Education; Stephen J. Macdonald 5. Lesbian Mothering and Risky Choices: 'Dangerous' New Forms of Love and Kinship; Sheila Quaid 6. Troubled Youth: Risk, Individualisation and Social Structure; Jacqueline Merchant PART II: CONSTRUCTING RISKY AND 'AT RISK' INDIVIDUALS 7. Redefining Domestic Violence and Abuse: Unintended Consequences of Risk Assessment; Catherine Donovan 8. Technologies of Power? Constructing Digital Exclusion, Risk and Responsibility; John Clayton 9. The Risky Business of Challenging Risk: Youth Work and Young People Through the Lens of 'Race'; Rick Bowler 10. Probation and Risk: The Paradox of 'Rehabilitating' Intimately Violent Men; Nicola Ballantyne 11. Conclusion: Reflections on Risk, Identity and the State; Catherine Donovan and Jeremy Kearney

'This book is a well-conceptualized series of perspectives on risk that pulls from a variety of direct service and policy perspectives. Given this variety of contexts, the book would be appropriate for use in a number of settings and would be of benefit to readers in academic, policy, and direct service fields. We left this reading with a much clearer understanding of the way in which characterization of risk influences a range of individuals and with a broader, more informed perspective on our own contributions to the scientific community.' - Social Service Review