TY - JOUR
AU - Lardner, Ronald
AB - A case study of a joint police/social work child protection unit identified factors which were perceived by staff as affecting co-operation. Factors identified reflected differences in the management structure and style, time scale, training, quality of communication, quality of information sought and decision-making processes found in the two organizations. The degree of openness and honesty in working relationships was sub-optimal. Such work led to certain personal changes amongst the staff. Findings are discussed in the light of literature on police/social work cooperation and occupational psychology. It is concluded that scope exists for improvement to be made to the degree of co-operation by adopting changes in management style, providing more social support for staff and training on both inter-agency co-operation and stress.
TI - Factors Affecting Police/Social Work Inter-Agency Co-Operation in a Child Protection Unit
JF - The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
DO - 10.1177/0032258X9206500305
DA - 1992-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/factors-affecting-police-social-work-inter-agency-co-operation-in-a-RtuMpZl0aM
SP - 213
EP - 228
VL - 65
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -