Protecting Powers

Judith Masson is Professor of Law at the University of Warwick, UK. She is an Academic Member of the Judicial Studies Board Family Law Committee and has acted as a specialist advisor on childcare issues for the UK government. She is the author of several books including Out of Hearing, which was published by Wiley in 1999.

• List of Tables and Figures. About the Authors.Acknowledgements.Preface.Chapter 1 Emergency powers for child protection.Chapter 2 The development of emergency powers.Chapter 3 The police, child protection and police protection.Chapter 4 Working together? The police, social services and police protection.Chapter 5 Children, families and applications for Emergency Protection Orders.Chapter 6 Local authority decisions to seek emergency protection.Chapter 7 The court process in emergency protection cases.Chapter 8 The EPO and afterwards.Chapter 9 Emergency intervention – reassessment and reform.Appendix Details of research methods.Case List.Bibliography.Index.

"The appearance of this fascinating book is timely." (Child and Family Social Work, November 2007) "Family magistrates should be familiar with the content of this book as the debate will surely continue." (The Magistrate, March 2008)