Abuse of Trust: Frank Beck and the Leicestershire Children's Home Scandal New with Chapte Edition Contributor(s): D'Arcy, Mark (Author), Gosling, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0993040780 ISBN-13: 9780993040788 Publisher: Canbury Press
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: August 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Abuse - Child Abuse - Social Science | Social Work - Law | Family Law - Children |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (1.14 lbs) 288 pages |
Features: Bibliography |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Frank Beck sexually and physically abused more than 200 looked after children while working as a residential care home manager for Leicestershire County Council. This book shows how he got away with it, after gulling social workers and council managers. It is a new edition of a paperback originally published in 1998, with an additional new chapter on Greville Janner MP. Janner, a lawyer, backbencher and influential figure in Labour, avoided prosecution for his involvement in the Leicestershire care scandal, despite being named as an abuser during the criminal case against Beck. Detectives carrying out the latest investigation into Janner are working on the theory that he abused children with Beck. Gosling and the BBC journalist Mark D'Arcy, his co-author, investigate how Beck and his cronies came to rampage through children's homes in Leicestershire for more than a decade. Despite complaints from children, they continued their reign of terror for 13 years, aided by -- at best -- incompetence at Leicestershire County Council, Leicestershire Police, and the Crown Prosecution Service. One is suspected, now, of being murdered.
Reviews -- David Hencke, investigative journalist, DavidHencke.com An important and in-depth analysis of one case among the many... involving members of the 'establishment', where child victims of sexual crime, adult survivors and those professionals supporting them have been silenced and denied justice. Few books have managed to get to the heart of a story of abuse as thoroughly and accurately as Abuse of Trust... Chilling. -- Christian Wolmar Journalist and author, www.canburypress.com |
Contributor Bio(s): D'Arcy, Mark: - Mark D'arcy Is A Parliamentary Correspondent For The Bbc And Presents Booktalk On The Bbc Parliament Television Channel. When Abuse Of Trust Was First Published He Was The Bbc's Local Government And Social Affairs Correspondent For The East Midlands, And A Former Political Commentator For The Leicester Mercury.Gosling, Paul: - Paul Gosling Is An Experienced Journalist, Author, Researcher, Lecturer, And Broadcaster. He Specialises In The Economy, Accountancy, The Co-Operative Sector, Public Services And Personal Finances. A Freelance Journalist For 27 Years, He Has Written For Most Quality Uk And Irish National Newspapers. He Is A Former Leicester City Councillor. |
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