The Journal of Adult Protection: Volume 23 Issue 2

JAP editorial 23.2

Bridget Penhale, Margaret Flynn

The crisis of Neoliberal project of aging during the COVID-19 pandemic: from compulsory activity to mandatory isolation

Elena Bogdanova, Irina Grigoryeva

This paper aims to consider how the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic questions the neoliberal project of ageing, based on a notion of a healthy, active, working older person. A…

“Taking it on the chin”: older people, human rights and COVID-19

John Williams

The purpose of this article is to discuss the implications of government responses to COVID-19 for older people. Governments in England and in Wales faced complex decisions when…

Theorising the impact of COVID-19 on the fraud victimisation of older persons

Cassandra Cross

The purpose of this paper is to understand how COVID-19 may alter the vulnerability levels of older persons, and how this may change their potential for fraud victimisation. This…

High death rate of older persons from COVID-19 in Quebec (Canada) long-term care facilities: chronology and analysis

Marie Beaulieu, Julien Cadieux Genesse, Kevin St-Martin

Among the ten Canadian provinces, Quebec has experienced the most significant excess mortality of older persons during COVID-19. This practice paper aims to present the chronology…

Prevention and response to gender-based violence (GBV) during novel Covid-19 lock-down in Uganda

Madinah Nabukeera

The purpose of this paper is to understand the challenges related to fighting gender-based violence (GBV) victims during the lockdown in Uganda and suggest prevention and response…

COVID-19: a shock to the system-reflections from practice by safeguarding adults board managers

Walter Lloyd-Smith, Lindsey Bampton, Julia Caldwell, Anita Eader, Helen Jones, Steven Turner

This paper aims to set out to share the reflections of safeguarding adult board managers as they worked through what is likely to be just the first wave of the coronavirus…