Monetary Redress for Abuse in State Care

Stephen Winter investigates how states redress injuries suffered by young people in state care, considering ten illustrative exemplar programs from Australia, Canada, Ireland, and Aotearoa New Zealand. He analyzes how policymakers should navigate the trade-offs between having their injuries acknowledged and the difficult experience of attaining redress, presenting empirically driven recommendations and a compelling argument for participatory, flexible, and survivor-focused programs.

Format: Hardback
Length: 223 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Stephen Winter delves into the dynamic realm of public policy, exploring how states address the harm inflicted upon young individuals in their care. Through a comprehensive examination of ten illustrative exemplar programs from Australia, Canada, Ireland, and Aotearoa New Zealand, Winter examines the strategies employed by these redress programs in striving to alleviate the pain, injustice, and enduring legacies of trauma experienced by survivors. Drawing upon extensive interviews with key stakeholders and a wealth of documentary research, this book offers a profound analysis of how policymakers can navigate the complex trade-offs survivors confront, balancing the need for their injuries to be acknowledged with the challenging and often retraumatizing process of seeking redress. A timely and critical engagement with this contentious policy domain, Winter presents empirically grounded recommendations and a compelling case for participatory, flexible, and survivor-centered programs. Additionally, this title is also accessible as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Weight: 642g
ISBN-13: 9781316514160