the research governance of violence and abuse research. We argue that increased scrutiny of violence and abuse as a … dangerous lack of evidence. This can have a harmful impact upon women and children and leave specialised violence and abuse … decision-making in violence and abuse research: (i) to reconsider participants as active agents and stakeholders; (ii) to …

on child abuse. Findings Nurses felt they have a lack of the professional knowledge needed to identify suspicious signs …. Originality/value Reporting abuse is a professional duty enshrined in law. The enactment of this law in Israel in 1989 created a … break the code of silence surrounding child abuse. However, the present findings suggest that the rates of reporting among …

). 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 …

Purpose – This article aims to explore the perpetrators of abuse among older women living in the community. The study … examines whether differences between the perpetrators of different forms of abuse, and for different groups of older women (e ….g. by income or age groups) can be detected. Finally, it aims to investigate whether older women talk about the abuse to …

recommend ways of operationalising key concepts for a prospective survey of abuse, neglect and loss of dignity in the care of …

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 …