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The role of the Office of the Public Guardian in investigations of abuse

Hartley‐Jones, Peter - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 13 (2011) 3, pp. 160-166

). This process is used whenever an allegation of abuse is received against either an attorney acting under a registered … vulnerable adults from financial abuse. It details the types of activities, the OPG investigating officer may undertake to … examine allegations of abuse and the targets set to help ensure any allegations are investigated promptly and effectively …

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Not only a crime but a tragedy […] exploring the murder of adults with disabilities by their parents

Brown, Hilary - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 14 (2012) 1, pp. 6-21

Purpose – This paper seeks to reconcile society's need to apply strong sanctions to parents who are responsible for the murder of a disabled adult while also recognising the stresses present in their lives. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews six cases in which seven disabled...

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Service and client outcomes of cases reported under a joint vulnerable adults policy

Rushton, Alan; Beaumont, Kay; Mayes, Debbie - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 2 (2000) 2, pp. 5-17

This paper reports on a prospective study of 44 cases of alleged abuse of vulnerable adults referred under a joint … vulnerable adults policy. The authors examine attitudes to policy, special training and joint working, re‐abuse, continuing risk …

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International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA)

Penhale, Bridget - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 4 (2002) 2, pp. 28-31

The International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse was established in 1997 to help disseminate worldwide … information which can help in the prevention of the abuse of older people. This paper reports on the organisation's progress to …

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The impact of a vulnerable adult protection policy on the psychological and emotional well‐being of adults with a learning disability

Bruder, Corinna; Kroese, Biza; Bland, Sarah - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 7 (2005) 3, pp. 4-18

reactions of the vulnerable adults are shaped by the nature of the abuse, the actions taken by protection meetings, the …

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Not just in the Mental Capacity Act: using the law to protect vulnerable adults

Hewitt, David - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 11 (2009) 2, pp. 25-31

Vulnerable adults have recently gained greater protection. A lot of attention has focused on the effect of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, but many significant provisions can be found elsewhere. It may be that those provisions, and the...

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