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This book explores the history of social impact measurement,
offering justifications for the use of social impact measurement in
modern society. It seeks to uncover the tensions inherent in social
impact measurement, especially between creating and measuring
social value creation. As the world becomes ever more globalised in
its focus to deliver sustainable solutions to social and
environmental problems, frameworks such as the United Nation's
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide basic structure
through which social impact can be assessed and compared globally.
Nevertheless, constructive critiques of such approaches are
required to ensure that they do not misinform stakeholders,
disenfranchise the disadvantaged and exacerbate existing social
problems. In providing this overview, the book seeks to offer a
critical review of the social impact measurement field centred on
concepts of 'empowerment' and 'social action' (Weber, 1978), whilst
also demonstrating best practice and potential pitfalls to
policymakers and practitioners.
This book explores the journey of young people through a Secure
Training Centre and, more generally, the criminal justice system in
the UK. It examines the extent to which young people have been
failed by the system at every stage of their lives, with
incarceration used as a means of removing 'the problem' from
society. To explore this process, the authors utilise an integrated
theoretical framework to develop a new rehabilitative approach
focused on developing positive outcomes for young people. The book
deploys a social impact measurement methodology to evaluate the
experience and outcomes of youth justice interventions at a Secure
Training Centre. Such an approach provides a fresh perspective on
the youth justice debate which has traditionally utilised outcome
data to measure immediate impact relating to recidivism and is
therefore not focused on the young person holistically. Using a
social impact framework to evaluate youth justice, underpinned by
an integrated theoretical framework, allows for assessment to be
made which place the young person at the centre of evaluation.
This book explores the journey of young people through a Secure
Training Centre and, more generally, the criminal justice system in
the UK. It examines the extent to which young people have been
failed by the system at every stage of their lives, with
incarceration used as a means of removing 'the problem' from
society. To explore this process, the authors utilise an integrated
theoretical framework to develop a new rehabilitative approach
focused on developing positive outcomes for young people. The book
deploys a social impact measurement methodology to evaluate the
experience and outcomes of youth justice interventions at a Secure
Training Centre. Such an approach provides a fresh perspective on
the youth justice debate which has traditionally utilised outcome
data to measure immediate impact relating to recidivism and is
therefore not focused on the young person holistically. Using a
social impact framework to evaluate youth justice, underpinned by
an integrated theoretical framework, allows for assessment to be
made which place the young person at the centre of evaluation.
Between the ages of eleven and seventeen, a child experiencing
sexual abuse kept a secret journal of poetry. Throughout the abuse,
she kept her little orange book hidden whilst she filled it full of
poems questioning what was happening to her, whether the abusers
really loved her and whether she was normal. Named after the
original journal, The Little Orange Book by Jessica Eaton and
Claire Paterson-Young contains a unique analysis and exploration of
the poems and their themes. Each poem is presented along with
evidence from literature and practice in child sexual abuse. The
book explores key questions and examples such as: How do children
understand the difference between abuse and romance? What is the
impact of abuse on children's self-image and self-trust? How do
children use fairy tales, films and popular culture to understand
abuse? What coping mechanisms do children use to cope with sexual
abuse - and how are they perceived by society?
What can we learn from this unique example of writing from a child
experiencing severe abuse, rape and daily violence? What can we
learn about how she coped with and understood what was happening to
her? Jessica Eaton and Claire Paterson-Young work through the
poems, performing thematic analysis and grounding the voice of the
child in empirical literature to inform our understanding and to
improve the way we support children during and after abuse. A
must-read for parents and professionals alike.
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