Article in two parts, Part 1 here and Part 2 here by Marianne Haslev Skanland, Professor Emeritus, Bergen, Norway, describing the systemic failures of Norway’s child protection services. This was written in 2006, on invitation by a Norwegian political party, Det Liberale Folkepartiet for their periodical, Liberal, which published the original version in Norwegian. See also the website of Prof. Skanland, with information and analysis of issues related to child protection services worldwide.