A tale of two cases - investigating reasoning in similar cases with different outcomes

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作者
Ruiken, Barbara [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bergen, Dept Govt, Ctr Res Discret & Paternalism, Bergen, Norway
[2] Univ Bergen, Dept Govt, Bergen, Norway
[3] Univ Bergen, Ctr Res Discret & Paternalism, Dept Adm & Org Theory, Christies Gate 17, N-5007 Bergen, Norway
关键词
Child protection; care order; discretion; accountability; legitimacy; Barnevern; omsorgsovertakelse; skjonn; ansvarlighet; legitimitet; DECISION-MAKING; ADOPTION; ENGLAND; RISK;
D O I
10.1080/13691457.2023.2250927
中图分类号
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
Why is it that some care order cases result in the child being removed from parental care, while in others she is not, despite the cases being similar? This paper investigates how decision-makers reason and justify different outcomes for similar cases, by an analysis of four pairs of judgments (from Norway, Estonia, and Finland) about care orders, using thematic analysis. The comparison is within the pairs and not across countries. I find that the variance in outcome and reasoning seems to be a result of discretionary evaluations: risk, cooperation of the parents, and the potential of services to alleviate the situation are interpreted differently in the cases and lead to different outcomes. This appears to be a legitimate use of the discretionary space available to the decision-makers. The decisions are justified with 'good reasons' mostly related to threshold, the least intrusive intervention principle, and the best interests of the child. Such justifications are suitable to provide accountability and legitimacy, but the reasoning is at times lacking transparency and thoroughness. The reasoning is longer in the non-removal cases, suggesting that more thorough reasoning is required when the decision-makers depart from the most common outcome. The reasoning is longer in the non-removal cases, indicating that more thorough reasoning is required when the decision-makers depart from the most common outcome.Hvorfor er det slik at noen omsorgsovertakelser ender med at barnet blir fjernet fra foreldrenes omsorg, mens i andre blir hun ikke det, til tross for at sakene er like? Denne artikkelen undersoker hvordan beslutningstakere resonnerer og begrunner ulike utfall for like saker, gjennom en analyse av fire par av dommer (fra Norge, Estland, og Finland) i omsorgsovertakelser, gjennom a bruke tematisk analyse. Sammenligningen er innad i parene, og ikke pa tvers av land. Jeg finner at variasjonen i utfall og resonnering virker a v & UAELIG;re et resultat av skjonnsmessige vurderinger: risiko, foreldrenes samarbeid, og hjelpetjenesters potensiale til a forbedre situasjonen blir vurdert ulikt i sakene og leder til forskjellige utfall. Dette virker a v & UAELIG;re legitim bruk av beslutningstakernes skjonnsrom. Beslutningene er begrunnet med & DLANGBRAC;gode grunner & drangbrac;, for det meste relatert til terskel for inngripen, det minste inngreps prinsipp, og barnets beste. Slike begrunnelser er godt egnet til a gi ansvarlighet og legitimitet, men resonneringen mangler tidvis transparens og grundighet. Resonneringen er lengre i saker der barnet ikke blir fjernet, som indikerer at mer grundig resonnering er nodvendig nar beslutningstakerne avviker fra det mest vanlige utfallet.
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页码:1002 / 1019
页数:18
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