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Institutional abuse : perspectives across the life course / edited by Nicky Stanley, Jill Manthorpe, and Bridget Penhale.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Institutional care--Great Britain.
- Institutional care.
- Children--Institutional care--Great Britain.
- Children.
- Child abuse--Great Britain.
- Child abuse.
- People with mental disabilities--Institutional care--Great Britain.
- People with mental disabilities.
- People with mental disabilities--Abuse of--Great Britain.
- Older people--Institutional care--Great Britain.
- Older people.
- Older people--Abuse of--Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Institutional Abuse brings together a number of different research studies and accounts of institutional abuse from leading academics and researchers. Public enquiries and court cases concerning institutional abuse in a range of settings have generated considerable media interest and have highlighted the need for preventative strategies and appropriate responses. Four areas of abuse are covered: *the abuse of children *the abuse of adults with mental health problems *the abuse of adults with learning difficulties *the abuse of older people. Each section include
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; The institutional abuse of children: an overview of policy and practice; The abuse of children in institutional settings: children's perspectives; Independent investigations into institutional child abuse: developing theory and practice; Abuse of people with learning disabilities: layers of concern and analysis; Users' perceptions: searching for the views of users with learning disabilities; The abuse of adults in mental health settings; Institutional abuse in mental health settings: survivor perspectives
- The abuse of older people in institutional settings: an overviewThe abuse of older people in institutional settings: residents' and carers' stories; The abuse of older people in institutional settings: the role of management and regulation; Conclusion: shifting the focus, from 'bad apples' to users' rights; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-66258-0
- 1-280-33675-7
- 1-134-66259-9
- 0-203-01393-X
- 9780203013939
- OCLC:
- 475886522
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