Baby X: Britain's Child Abusers Brought to Justice - Couverture souple

Keeble, Harry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847397875 ISBN 13 : 9781847397874

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Baby X A highly topical and shocking look at policing on the frontline of Britain's ailing child protection services Full description

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Quatrième de couverture

I tried not to, but I thought about the kid all day - on his back in intensive care, his jaw and nose broken. A quick phone call established the family had a history with social services, yet the kid had been taken off the child protection register just six days before he was murdered. Why was this happening?
When super-tough cop Harry Keeble announced he was joining one of London's child protection teams, his colleagues were shocked. Known as the 'Cardigan Squad', its officers were seen as glorified social workers dealing with domestics and frightened children. The reality was very different. Within a few months Keeble had fought machete-wielding thugs, rescued kids who had pit bulls chained to their cots and confronted the horrors of ritual abuse - all in his unrelenting war against child cruelty. Harry rescued dozens of kids: kids in crack houses, kids living in unimaginable filth and kids who had burned down their houses. Then there were the hostage situations, the lynch mobs and the almost impossible job of interviewing paedophiles.
Baby X pulls no punches in describing what life is like for some of the UK's most disadvantaged children. It is an unforgettable story of how some of the UK's most disadvantaged kids escaped their tormentors and explains why some cases, similar to that of Baby P's, ended in tragedy.
Praise for Harry Keeble and Kris Hollington's previous book, Crack House:
'A storming account of policing at the sharp end' News of the World

Présentation de l'éditeur

When super-tough cop Sergeant Harry Keeble announced he was joining Hackney's ailing Child Protection Team in 2000, his colleagues were astounded. Known as the 'Cardigan Squad', its officers were seen as glorified social workers dealing with domestics. The reality was very different. Within a few months he'd fought machete-wielding thugs, rescued kids who had pit bulls chained to their cots and confronted the horrors of African witchcraft, exposing a network of abuse in the process - all in his unrelenting war against child cruelty.
Harry rescued dozens of kids - kids in crack houses, kids living in unimaginable filth and kids who had burned their houses down. Then there were the hostage situations, the lynch mobs, and the almost impossible process of interviewing paedophiles to get a confession. Without wading in sentimentality, Harry describes how his team - working alongside dedicated but chronically underfunded social workers - operated at the sharp end of child protection. This is a shocking and unforgettable story of how some of the UK's most disadvantaged children escaped their tormentors - and explains why some cases, similar to that of Baby P's, ended in tragedy.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1847397875
• ISBN 13: 9781847397874
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288