The role of the coroner in the detection of child abuse and neglect
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Social Work, School of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Mero, Alana Elizabeth
issued: 2009-02-06T19:48:25Z
issued: 1995
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The role of the Coroner in child protection is examined from the creation of the office in Medieval England to the current B.C. Coroners Service. Legislation and policy of the Coroner and Ministry of Social Services are examined with regards to investigating deaths of children. An exploratory, descriptive review was conducted of the B.C. Coroner's files for 1986 to 1989 to identify abuse and neglect deaths. Thirtyfive child abuse and neglect deaths were identified. Ministry of Social Services files were searched to determine if there were prior child welfare investigations. Results indicated these had been conducted in 14 of the cases. Five children had been apprehended and returned prior to the incident causing death. Victims and perpetrators were similar to those of other studies. Children under the age of 5 account for 80% of the victims, slightly more males than females were killed, and parent or parent substitutes were identified as the perpetrator in 74% of the deaths. Training for Coroners, social workers, police and medical staff dealing with possible child abuse and neglect deaths is recommended. It is recommended that the Coroner review all deaths in which M.S.S. had, or should have had, any involvement. The Coroner has and continues to play a valuable role in detecting child abuse and neglect, and in educating agencies and the public.
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note: THE ROLE OF THE CORONER IN THE DETECTION OF CHILD ABUSE A N D NEGLECT By Alana Elizabeth Mero B.A., The University of Victoria, 1980 B.S.W. The University of British Columbia, 1989 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES (School of Social Work) We accept this thesis as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA December 1995 ® Alana Elizabeth Mero, 1995 D E C - 1 9 - 9 5 T U E 1 2 : 0 6 U B C S P E C I A L C O L L E C T I O N S P . 01 In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make ft freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. Department of <>^,VA VOO^ The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada Date ^ac. \Ojj \oa<£ DE-6 (2788) ABSTRACT The role of the Coroner in child protection is examined from the creation of the office in Medieval England to the current B.C. Coroners Service. Legislation and policy of the Coroner and Ministry of Social Services are examined with regards to investigating deaths of children. An exploratory, descriptive review was conducted of the B.C. Coroner's files for 1986 to 1989 to identify abuse and neglect deaths. Thirty-five child abuse and neglect deaths were identified. Ministry of Social Services files were searched to determine if there were prior child welfare investigations. Results indicated these had been conducted in 14 of the cases. Five children had been apprehended and returned prior to the incident causing death. Victims and perpetrators were similar to those of other studies. Children under …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 1996-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0087055
language: eng
degree discipline: Social Work
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4205