Beckett, Chris, Dickens, Jonathan, Schofield, Gillian, Philip, Georgia and Young, Julie (2016) Independence and effectiveness: Messages from the role of Independent Reviewing Officers in England. Children and Youth Services Review, 71. 148–156. ISSN 0190-7409
Berrick, Jill, Dickens, Jonathan, Poso, Tarja and Skivenes, Marit (2016) Time, institutional support and quality of decision making in child protection: A cross-country analysis. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, & Governance, 40 (5). pp. 451-468. ISSN 2330-3131
Cossar, Jeanette, Brandon, Marian and Jordan, Peter (2016) ‘You've got to trust her and she's got to trust you’: children's views on participation in the child protection system:Children's views on participation. Child and Family Social Work, 21 (1). 103–112. ISSN 1356-7500
Dickens, Jonathan and Masson, Judith (2016) The courts and child protection social work in England: tail wags dog? British Journal of Social Work, 46 (2). pp. 355-371. ISSN 0045-3102
Dickens, Jonathan (2016) Social work values, the law and the courts. In: Critical Issues in Social Work Law. Palgrave, London, pp. 7-25. ISBN 9781137541505
Beckett, Chris, Dickens, Jonathan and Bailey, Sue (2016) Outcomes for children of shorter court decision-making processes:A follow-up study of the Tri-borough care proceedings pilot. Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA, Norwich.
Dickens, Jonathan (2016) Social Work and Social Policy: An Introduction:2nd Edition. Routledge, Abingdon. ISBN 9781138017573
Sidebotham, Peter, Brandon, Marian, Bailey, Sue, Belderson, Pippa, Dodsworth, Jane, Garstang, Jo, Harrison, Elizabeth, Retzer, Ameeta and Sorensen, Penny (2016) Pathways to harm, pathways to protection: a triennial analysis of serious case reviews 2011 to 2014:Final report. Department for Education.