List of figures and tables. Introduction, Part 1: Reshaping the personal social services. 1. Overview of the personal social services. 2. Seebohm: family-based treatment in the welfare services. 3. Consumerism versus empowerment; the quasi-markets of social care.

Part 2: Services for children and families 4. Families. 5. Children and young people. Part 3: Adults' Services. 6. Community care. 7.

Mental health and disability. 8. Group care. Part 4: Criminal and youth justice services. 9. Criminal justice. 10. Youth justice.

Part 5: Future prospects. 11. Future of the personal social services. Part 6: Documents. Acts and inquiry reports. Select bibliography. Figures and tables.