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'''Pindown''' was a method of [[ |
'''Pindown''' was a method of [[punishment]] used in [[children's home]]s in [[Staffordshire]] in the 1980s. It involved locking children in rooms called "pindown rooms", sometimes for periods of weeks or months, similar to a [[lockdown]] in [[prison]]s. |
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A total of at least 132 children, aged nine and upwards, experienced what came to be called ‘pindown' between 1983 and 1989. It varied in length but did last, in one instance, up to 84 continuous days. It was punishment for such activities as running away from care or school, petty theft, bullying and threats of violence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.careleavers.com/abuse/history |title= The History of Past Abuse |publisher=Care Leavers' Association |accessdate=1 November 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=Brian Corby |author2= Alan Doig |author3= Vicky Roberts |year=2001 |title= Public inquiries into residential abuse of children |publisher=Jessica Kingsley Publishers |pages=81-82 |isbn=1853028959}}</ref> An inquiry into the practice, "The Pindown Inquiry", held in 1990/1991 was chaired by Allan Levy QC. It took 75 days of evidence from 153 [[witnesses]], and examined approximately 150,000 pages of documents including 400 log books of events in children’s homes. A 300 page report was produced after almost a year.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Levy, A |author2=Kahan, B |year=1991 |title=The Pindown Experience and the Protection of Children: The Report of the Staffordshire Child Care Inquiry |publisher=Staffordshire County Council}}</ref> |
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Pindown was named after the notion that it would "pin down the problem" relating to a particular "difficult" child. |
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It involved locking children in rooms called "pindown rooms", sometimes for periods of weeks or months. |
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An inquiry into the practice, "The Pindown Inquiry", held in 1990/1991 and chaired by [[Allan Levy QC]]. It took 75 days of evidence from 153 witnesses, and examined about 150,000 pages of documents including 400 log books of events in children’s homes. A 300 page report was produced after almost a year. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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* Levy, A. & B. Kahan, (1991) "The Pindown Experience and the Protection of Children: The Report of the Staffordshire Child Care Inquiry" Staffordshire County Council. |
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Revision as of 23:04, 31 October 2009
Pindown was a method of punishment used in children's homes in Staffordshire in the 1980s. It involved locking children in rooms called "pindown rooms", sometimes for periods of weeks or months, similar to a lockdown in prisons.
A total of at least 132 children, aged nine and upwards, experienced what came to be called ‘pindown' between 1983 and 1989. It varied in length but did last, in one instance, up to 84 continuous days. It was punishment for such activities as running away from care or school, petty theft, bullying and threats of violence.[1][2] An inquiry into the practice, "The Pindown Inquiry", held in 1990/1991 was chaired by Allan Levy QC. It took 75 days of evidence from 153 witnesses, and examined approximately 150,000 pages of documents including 400 log books of events in children’s homes. A 300 page report was produced after almost a year.[3]
The report's findings were that the practice was decisively outside anything that could properly be considered as good childcare practice. In the view of the inquiry it was an unethical, unprofessional and unacceptable practice, and unlawful.
References
- ^ "The History of Past Abuse". Care Leavers' Association. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ Brian Corby; Alan Doig; Vicky Roberts (2001). Public inquiries into residential abuse of children. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. pp. 81–82. ISBN 1853028959.
- ^ Levy, A; Kahan, B (1991). The Pindown Experience and the Protection of Children: The Report of the Staffordshire Child Care Inquiry. Staffordshire County Council.