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Immigration controls, the family and the welfare state : a handbook of law, theory, politics and practice for local authority, voluntary sector and welfare state workers and legal advisors / Steve Cohen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cohen, Steve.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Family social work--Great Britain.
- Family social work.
- Social work with immigrants--Great Britain.
- Social work with immigrants.
- Great Britain--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (367 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Kingsley, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this comprehensive handbook Steve Cohen examines the law, including the 1999 Immigration and Asylum Act, as it applies to the relationship between issues of welfare, immigration control and refugee status, giving pointers for good practice. The practical application of the law is illustrated with a wealth of case studies.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Immigration controls, the family and the welfare state A handbook of law, theory, politics and practice for local authority, voluntary sector and welfare state workers and legal advisors
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- PART ONE: ISSUES OF LAW, THEORY, POLITICS AND PRACTICE
- 1 The basic issues
- 2 A brief political history
- 3 An outline of current immigration control
- 4 Basic good practice for welfare professionals and legal advisors
- PART TWO: IMMIGRATION CONTROL AND THE FAMILY
- 5 Dividing families: spouses
- 6 Dividing families: children, parents and other relatives
- 7 Beyond the family: the gay, lesbian, unmarried, celibate, promiscuous and single
- 8 Asylum: age, gender and sexuality
- 9 Deportation and removal: tactics and report writing
- 10 Deportation and removal: a critique of the concept of compassionate grounds
- 11 Immigration law versus child protection law
- PART THREE: THE WELFARE STATE
- 12 Benefits and immigration status
- 13 Housing services and immigration status
- 14 Education services and immigration status
- 15 Social services, community care and immigration status
- 16 Medical services and immigration status
- 17 Further health issues for medical workers and others
- 18 Probation and immigration status: double punishment
- PART FOUR: RESLOVING THE POLITICAL AND PRACTICE ISSUES
- 19 Professional practice and campaigning
- 20 Good practice, welfare agencies and non-compliance
- 21 Conclusion: fair controls or no controls?
- Appendix: Useful addresses
- Subject Index
- Author Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610537938
- 9781280537936
- 1280537930
- 9781846421938
- 1846421934
- 9781417553754
- 1417553758
- OCLC:
- 567905364
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