The Journal of Adult Protection: Volume 23 Issue 1
Evidence-based practice in relation to safeguarding adults
Table of contents
Psychological factors of fear of crime: an empirical study of older people in Lucknow, India
Avanish Bhai PatelThe incidents of elder victimisation and cases of victimisation, in general, are increasing fast in the society. These incidents have had negative impact on the sense of…
Primary care physicians’ identifying abuse of older adults in the small island state of Trinidad and Tobago
Camille Huggins, Akeem Modeste-James, Jennifer RouseThis study aims to examine primary care physicians who are in a tenable position to identify signs of abuse in older adults as well as provide an opportunity to safeguard them…
Protecting vulnerable adults in Singapore: the creation of the Vulnerable Adults Act 2018
Jill Manthorpe, Joanne Liming ChenThe purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse the development and content of the Vulnerable Adults Act 2018 (hereafter “the Act”) in Singapore. It reports the parliamentary…
Three early papers on self-neglect
Stephen MartineauThe paper examines three English research papers on self-neglect, from 1957, 1966 and 1975, discussing them in the context of more recent thinking and the statutory framework in…
Older adults and “scams”: evidence from the Mass Observation Archive
Jan Bailey, Louise Taylor, Paul Kingston, Geoffrey WattsThe issue of financial abuse is highlighted in the Care Act (2014). One category of financial abuse is consumer fraud or “scams.” Evidence suggests that scams are becoming…
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1466-8203Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Bridget Penhale
- Dr Margaret Flynn