| Description |
1 online resource (255 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Good practice in health, social care and criminal justice
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Good practice in health, social care and criminal justice.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Jacki Pritchard -- A review of relevant legislation in adult protection / Simon Leslie and Jacki Pritchard -- Scottish legislative framework for supporting and protecting adults / Kathryn Mackay -- How police investigate crimes against vulnerable adults / Anonymous -- Criminal justice and vulnerable adults : who does what? / Kathryn Stone -- Confidentiality and information-sharing / Simon Leslie -- The vulnerable adult and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 / David Hewitt -- Capacity and financial abuse / Penny Letts -- The role of advocacy and the independent mental capacity advocate (IMCA) in adult protection work / Rob Harris -- Being an IMCA : experiences in adult protection proceedings / Teresa Gorczynska -- The commission for social care inspection's legal powers : what it can and cannot do / Adrian Hughes -- My use of the law in protecting vulnerable adults : from police officer to chief executive of a care provider / Steve Kirkpatrick -- Reflections on practice / Jacki Pritchard -- Is there an inevitable tension between the investigation of child abuse and adult abuse which is detrimental to both? / Glyn Hughes -- A view from Wales : communication, mental health issues, and assessing capacity / Alan Carter -- Vulnerable adult abuse : the legal framework / Anonymous -- The safeguarding team interface with the law and the legal framework / Peter Sadler -- The lawyer and case conferences / Anonymous -- Ten years of witness support, preparation, and profiling : the investigations support unit, Liverpool City Council / Mark Pathak and Geraldine Monaghan -- Honour-based violence and forced marriage / Marilyn Mornington. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- England.
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Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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England. |
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Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- U.S. states. |
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Social work with older people -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- England.
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Social work with older people. |
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Social legislation -- England.
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Social legislation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Pritchard, Jacki.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Good practice in the law and safeguarding adults. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009 9781843109372 (DLC) 2008017379 (OCoLC)227570207 |
| ISBN |
9781846428586 (electronic book) |
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1846428580 (electronic book) |
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9781843109372 (pb ; alkaline paper) |
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1843109379 (pb ; alkaline paper) |
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