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- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- ISSN
- 1466-8203
- DOI
- 10.1108/14668203200600014
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Abstract
This issue of The Journal of Adult Protection nature of their vulnerabilities no doubt contains papers on a variety of topics and exacerbated the situation. The paper is concerns, which typify the broad spectrum indicative of the breadth of the field of adult of adult protection. The papers cover protection and how this is developing in contemporary issues relating to research, practice related contexts. policy and practice. They also come from a The following paper by Hanson and wide geographical area, with papers from Hamilton considers a somewhat different many different parts of mainland UK, and contemporary issue and is much more policy they are contributed by authors from a range oriented. It concerns the safeguarding of work settings, including three university vulnerable groups bill that is currently passing research units and a social research centre, through parliament and is expected to become as well as representatives from an adult social law during the current parliamentary session. care service, an old age psychiatry service This bill resulted from the Bichard inquiry, and from two NGOs concerned with held after the Soham murders and is therefore vulnerable people. important for adult protection as it seeks to The first paper in
Journal
The Journal of Adult Protection – Emerald Publishing
Published: Nov 1, 2006