{"product_id":"abuse-of-trust-mark-darcy-9780993040788","title":"Abuse of Trust: Frank Beck and the Leicestershire Children's Home Scandal","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Few books have managed to get to the heart of a story of abuse as thoroughly and accurately as \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbuse of Trust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e-- CHRISTIAN WOLMAR, JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An important and in-depth analysis' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e-- DR LIZ DAVIES, LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time in 18 years, the definitive account of one of Britain's worst child abuse scandals is re-published -- with a new chapter looking at the role of the Labour MP Greville Janner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank Beck sexually and physically abused more than 200 children while working as a residential care home manager for Leicestershire County Council. This book shows how he got away with it, after gulling social workers and council managers. Hundreds of children in the care of the local authority were damaged, and some tragically died. One is suspected, now, of being murdered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanner, a lawyer, backbencher and influential figure in Labour, repeatedly avoided prosecution for his involvement in the Leicestershire care scandal, despite being named as an abuser during the criminal case against Beck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an epilogue to this new, enlarged edition of this acclaimed book on the scandal, Paul Gosling deals with Janner's dominance of the local Labour Party, his influence within the wider parliamentary party and the failed police investigations into him.\u003ci\u003e Abuse of Trust, \u003c\/i\u003e first published in 1998, has long been viewed by social work professionals as an important audit of this case. Gosling and the BBC journalist Mark D'Arcy, his co-author, investigate how Beck and his cronies came to rampage through children's homes in Leicestershire for more than a decade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark D'Arcy,Paul Gosling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0993040780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780993040788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canbury Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Mark D'Arcy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47579632500991,"sku":"9780993040788","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef802013-db2b-4338-a001-34930293e1d2.jpg?v=1763875547","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abuse-of-trust-mark-darcy-9780993040788","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}