The Journal of Adult Protection: Volume 16 Issue 6

Wilful neglect and health care

Michael Mandelstam

– The purpose of this paper is to consider the criminal offence of wilful neglect in the context of hospital health care in England.

“A counterfeit friendship”: mate crime and people with learning disabilities

Roderick Andrew Landman

The purpose of this paper is to offer an introduction to the recently recognised phenomenon of “mate crime” as it affects people with learning disabilities. It looks at how…

Poor adherence to the mental capacity act and premature death

P. Heslop, P. Blair, P. Fleming, M. Hoghton, A. Marriott, L. Russ

The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of the Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with intellectual disabilities (CIPOLD) in relation to the Mental…

Investigating models of adult safeguarding in England – a mixed-methods approach

Caroline Norrie, Martin Stevens, Katherine Graham, Jill Manthorpe, Jo Moriarty, Shereen Hussein

– The purpose of this paper is to describe the methodology being used in a study exploring the organisation of adult safeguarding.

Domestic violence and multi-agency risk assessment conferences (MARACs): a scoping review

Rachel Robbins, Hugh McLaughlin, Concetta Banks, Claire Bellamy, Debbie Thackray

The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the potential and limits of the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACs) in supporting adults with social care needs who…

Reading between the lines: the role discourse in shaping responses to safeguarding older people

Diane Galpin

The purpose of this paper is to report on findings from research into the role of language and discourse in shaping responses to older people at risk of abuse in England. Critical…

Modernising the regulation of health and social care professionals: the Law Commissions’ final report and draft Bill

Tim Spencer-Lane

– The purpose of this paper is to summarise the Law Commissions’ final report and draft Bill on the regulation of health and social care professionals.

Editorial

Bridget Penhale, Margaret Flynn