Download or read book Growing Up with Risk written by Thom, Betsy and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2007-05-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a critical analysis of ways in which risk assessment and management are defined and applied in policy, theory and practice in relation to children and young people. It explores the complexities of balancing responsibility for protecting the young with the benefits of risk-taking and the need to allow experimentation.