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Would we be likely to expect the youth to give evidence in court? Or would they use police video interviews as evidence perhaps?
Personally, I think I will be surprised if any of the defendants give evidence -but I hope they do.
Because placements need time to settle, moving children all the time creates it own set of problems.
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leave the family’s care and return to his parents
It would be very interesting to know how young the child was at this point ?
He must have been of an age where the foster mother thought it was acceptable to buy him a metal baseball bat and let him go to the park .
Oh I agree. However, SW will try to place in a foster family before a secure home, as it is believed a family unit can help the child, positive roll models etc. plus the child would get more time and attention from adults. Children’s homes/secure units can breed institutionalisation.A child who attacks the family dog and threatens to kill the foster parents and daughter doesn't need time to settle - he needs to be in a secure institution being given appropriate treatment.
Definitely. And he wouldn’t staying my house a second longer either. Has to be a cut off point surely.A child who attacks the family dog and threatens to kill the foster parents and daughter doesn't need time to settle - he needs to be in a secure institution being given appropriate treatment.
Definitely. And he wouldn’t staying my house a second longer either. Has to be a cut off point surely.
I do not understand why the foster family kept him for so long. The moment he hurt the dog or threatened violence ,social services should have removed him.
Because placements need time to settle, moving children all the time creates it own set of problems.
When you are a foster parent, you don’t just sign up to foster cute little babies. You know that most children in the system are going to have multiple issues, and if you are fostering for the right reasons, you hope you are going to be able to work through them with those children. You don’t just toss them out at the first sign of trouble.Are you serious? I would have demanded his immediate removal if he'd hurt my dog. Non-negotiable.
Anyone who sprays deodorant in a dog’s eyes is a monster in my book. I don’t care who they are, or what age, or actually what their background is. But that’s just me.I think we need to be careful about categorising children as “monsters” or “angels” without any actual concrete evidence or insight into what may have gone on in their lives.