Here are a sample of my academic publications….

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2015) Public family law cases in the context of miscarriages of justice Argument & Critique

Shorter Articles

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2016) Making the case for ‘Rethinking Child Protection Strategy’: Findings from a large scale study. University of Edinburgh Revisiting Child Protection Blog.

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2015) Estimating child abuse numbers can overload social workers and put more pressure on families Community Care. ISSN 0307-5508

Reports

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2016) Safeguarding in Private Family Law Processes

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2016) Rethinking Child Protection Strategy: Report of the evaluation of referral and assessment strategy in England since the Children Act 1989, funded by the Economic & Social Research Council

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2016) Predictions & Presumptions: A Review of risk assessment in child protection and safeguarding referrals and assessments since the Children Act 1989, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2016) Responses & Reactions: A Review of adverse event analysis in England’s child protection and safeguarding system since the Children Act 1989, Centre for Legal Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, funded by the Economic & Social Research Council

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2016) Triggers and Trends: A Review of outcomes in child protection & safeguarding referrals and assessments in England since the Children Act 1989 and their impact on child abuse prevalence, Centre for Legal Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, funded by the Economic & Social Research Council

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2016) Safer Children? Final Report: Investigating the translation of child protection & safeguarding training for schools into children’s social care referrals. Funded by an Early Career Researcher Grant, Centre for Legal Research, University of the West of England

Working Papers

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (forthcoming 2017) The ‘Safer Children’ study: Results of the pilot social enterprise initiative. Working Paper funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England and UnLtd. Centre for Legal Research, University of the West of England

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2015) Rethinking child protection strategy: Learning from trends Working Paper funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.  Centre for Legal Research, University of the West of England

Evidence & Expert Briefings

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2016) Evidence provided in response to the Law Commission’s 13th Programme of Law Reform consultation

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2016) Evidence submitted to the Home Office and HM Government consultation on Reporting and Acting on Child Abuse and Neglect

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2016) Risk and (un)reliability in child protection and safeguarding Invited expert evidence presented to the Bristol Family Justice Centre Public Debate: Is the child care system too risk adverse?, Bristol Family Justice Centre, Bristol, 21 July 2016

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2016) Evidence presented to the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Children: Inquiry into children’s social care

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2015) ESRC evidence briefing: Rethinking child protection strategy: Child protection & assessment Economic & Social Research Council

Conference paper, Workshop & Public Lecture Slides

Devine, L. & Parker, S. (2015) Rethinking child protection strategy: Integrating law, practice and social enterprise into effective safeguarding training and a post-referral family support initiative  In: Bucks New University Safeguarding Conference: Exploring professional issues for child and adult safeguarding, Buckinghamshire New University, UK, 8-9 June 2015