Responding to the abuse of people with learning disabilities: the role of the police.
The abuse of people with learning disabilities is a significant problem. The response of the police to abuse that is actually a criminal offense is paramount. This paper reports on a qualitative study into the attitudes and opinions of police officers involved in abuse investigations. The aims were...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Adult Protection Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 11 - 20 |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
May2006
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