Book review : A Glasgow gang observed by James Patrick

Macfadyen, Ian (2026) Book review : A Glasgow gang observed by James Patrick. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 25 (1). pp. 150-153. ISSN 1478-1840 (https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00096123)

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Abstract

I came across this book in the early ‘80s, working as an impressionable, unqualified, residential childcare officer in a List D school (formally known as an ‘approved school’)1, just outside Glasgow. It was the first time I had read something which really chimed with my own work experience and, on reflection, it stands the test of time and remains an accurate and honest depiction of disaffected youth in late 1960s Scotland.

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	96123
  Dates:	Date Event 19 May 2026 Published 28 April 2026 Accepted
  Subjects:	Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare > Social service. Social work. Charity organization and practice
  Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Social Work and Social Policy > Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection (CELCIS)
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	28 Apr 2026 10:16
  Last modified:	22 May 2026 09:31
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  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/96123