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| Service and client outcomes of cases reported under a joint vulnerable adults policy | | Author(s) | Alan Rushton, Kay Beaumont, Debbie Mayes |
| Journal title | The Journal of Adult Protection, vol 2, no 2, June 2000 |
| Pages | pp 5-17 |
| Source | Website: http://www.pavpub.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Policy ; Social Services Departments ; Police ; Coordination ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Investigation ; Evaluation ; Southwark. |
| Annotation | In November 1995, the London Borough of Southwark and the Metropolitan Police jointly launched a vulnerable adults policy. The policy's aims are: to stop abusive behaviour; to support victims and promote confidence in disclosing allegations of abuse; to carry out investigations with understanding and integrity and if prosecutions are brought, they are effective and successful; and to ensure good inter-agency working between police and social services. This paper reports on a prospective study of 44 cases of alleged abuse under the policy. The authors examine: attitudes to policy; special training and joint working; re-abuse; continuing risk; and the outcome of legal proceedings. The implications of the findings are discussed and recommendations made. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070524207 A |
| Classmark | QNT: QAD: PF: TWH: QAJ: QK6: 4A6: 4C: 82LT |
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