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Preventing the abuse of vulnerable adults — social policy and research
Author(s)	Phil Slater
Journal title	Journal of Social Policy, vol 30, no 4, October 2001
Pages	pp 673-684
Keywords	Elder abuse ; At risk ; Social policy.
Annotation	UK policy on adult protection has been accompanied by a reaffirmation of the importance of prevention in relation to children and families. However, the "No secrets" documentation from the Department of Health (DH, 2000) and its accompanying circular do not offer any guidance on the meaning of "prevention". In residential and nursing care, prevention is explicitly promoted via a combination of transparent standards and rigorous regulation. This paper explores policies which, while diverse in their explicit aims, could claim to pursue an implicitly preventive objective in relation to the protection of vulnerable adults from abuse (POVA). These include community care, and self-help and social inclusion initiatives. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011126202 A
Classmark	QNT: CA3: TM2
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