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Author Stanley, Elizabeth, 1972- author.

Title The road to hell : state violence against children in postwar New Zealand / Elizabeth Stanley
Published Auckland : Auckland University Press, 2016
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Contents Cover; Title page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction -- 1. Childhood Stories -- 2. Rise of the State -- 3. Removal and the Road to Hell -- 4. Institutional Cultures -- 5. Daily Life -- 6. Violent Victimisation -- 7. Trouble and Survival -- 8. Controls and Punishments -- 9. Escalating Problems -- 10. Emotional Fallout and Repair -- 11. Dealing with the Past -- 12. What Next? Appendix One. Data on Contributors -- Appendix Two. Primary Methods -- Appendix Three. The Institutions; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Imprint
Summary "This book tells the story of 105 New Zealanders who experienced this mass institutionalisation. Informed by thousands of pages of Child Welfare accounts, letters, health reports, legal statements as well as interviews, Stanley tells the children's story: growing up in homes characterised by violence and neglect; removal into the State's 'care' network; daily life in the institutions; violence and punishment; and the legacy of this treatment for victims today. The state masqueraded as a good parent, but its violence and negligence made things worse for children. This book is a moving account of the experiences of those placed into state care, and a powerful call for redress and change"--Publisher information
Notes National Library of New Zealand Cataloguing in Publication (CiP) record
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 2, 2016)
Subject Children -- Institutional care -- New Zealand -- History -- 20th century
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
Children -- Institutional care
New Zealand
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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