{"product_id":"9781447341147-secrets-silence","title":"Secrets and Silence","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUncovering the Legacy of the Cleveland Child Sexual Abuse Case\u003cbr\u003eSecrets and Silence reveals that the enquiry that followed the Cleveland child abuse scandal of 1987 was a cover-up. Doctors were discouraged and social workers disempowered - a legacy that leads all the way to the current Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe child sexual abuse scandal in the English county of Cleveland in the 1980s was a defining moment but not the scandal we were led to believe it was.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed journalist Beatrix Campbell has uncovered government documents that show how medical evidence of childhood rape identified by pioneering paediatricians was deemed credible but ‘dangerous’ – it was more important to save money than save children. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book reveals how this secret has framed policy making and public opinion and the consequences it has had for children, professionals, justice and the state. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe deaths of ‘national treasures’ Sir Jimmy Savile and Sir Cyril Smith led to a torrent of evidence of childhood suffering, the discovery of widespread sexual exploitation and institutional abuse across the world – all in plain sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cleveland children have remained in the shadows. Now, for the first time, a Cleveland child delves into her records and shares her story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41029667291233,"sku":"9781447341147","price":15.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33133287.jpg?v=1741186539","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781447341147-secrets-silence","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}