Heyman, Bob; Griffiths, Carol Buswell; Taylor, John - In: Social Science & Medicine 54 (2002) 9, pp. 1429-1440
This paper presents a study of risk management in a hospital within the UK. National Health Service which attempts to rehabilitate offenders with learning disabilities. Analysis is based on the metaphor of a 'risk escalator'. Health and social care systems can be characterised as risk escalators...