Persistent young offenders by Michael Cavadino 2
Joint parenting systems: the English experiment by Brenda Hoggett 8
Sexual abuse: some common law and equitable responses by Michael Bryan 13
Illegal placements in adoption by Kath O'Donnell 17
Runaway children: a new response to an old problem by Graeme Brown and Michael J Elks 22
Female genital mutilation - cultural or criminal? by Susan Akers 27
Who can smack children now? by Chris Barton and Katarina Moss 32
Re C: The effect of a freeing order by Mike Horton 35
Flexibility in the interpretation of the Memorandum of Good Practice: Re M by Jenny McEwan 39
Contact and care - the dichotomy resolved by John Williams 43