Dealing With Errors and Mistakes in Child Protection: Similarities and Differences Among Countries

Abstract

The closing chapter summarizes important differences, commonalities, and research gaps identified in the different national perspectives. It discusses the different discourses, approaches and strategies on errors and mistakes in child protection analyzed in the preceding chapters. Specifically, it presents an overview of the different historical and contemporary developments identified in the different countries and attempts to synthesize the similarities and differences, including what might be identified as current and future best practice. In this context, it discusses the strategies which might prove helpful in reducing errors and mistakes and in promoting quality in child protection. It discusses strategies which can aid learning from errors and mistakes and what the key methodological, policy and practice challenges in child protection might be.