tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974373403347460659.post4705231440053889193..comments2023-09-22T01:29:55.356-07:00Comments on Going Public: Mate-crimeNeil80http://www.blogger.com/profile/07327090565101437836noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974373403347460659.post-35026218926208261842010-09-22T23:56:31.773-07:002010-09-22T23:56:31.773-07:00As a parent i find this very frightening.As a parent i find this very frightening.Casdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974373403347460659.post-46569100541479546942010-09-20T14:45:41.101-07:002010-09-20T14:45:41.101-07:00Thanks CB. You're right it sadly very common. ...Thanks CB. You're right it sadly very common. I've just read another story today, not something which falls under the 'mate-crime' banner, but again one where a vulnerable adult received a catalogue of harassment. There are also as you point out so many issues with the policy frameworks, I remember one colleague being particularly weary of financial abuse cases as they very rarely had any kind of positive outcome partly due to the unwillingness of the person experiencing the abuse to pursue any action against the perpetrator who would often be a person close to them. There were also issues around the MCA 2005 act, I know a couple of people involved with the whole business of the court of protection and appointeeships felt that it made early intervention in cases of financial abuse harder though as that wasn't my area I can't comment on whether that concern was borne out with the implementation of the act.Neil80https://www.blogger.com/profile/07327090565101437836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974373403347460659.post-13742345121142570032010-09-15T00:03:15.386-07:002010-09-15T00:03:15.386-07:00It is a horrific crime and you're right - the ...It is a horrific crime and you're right - the level of public outrage is not at the same level and it does raise a lot of important society-wide issues about the ways that disability is portrayed. <br />I personally, have a little bug-bear about the lack of interest that is shown in the abuse of vulnerable adults which is not as uncommon as we would like to think that is it. The policy frameworks have just been so 'fuzzy' compared to the child protection frameworks and there is little legislative power to act. It's been improving slightly but there's a long way to go.cbhttp://fightingmonsters.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com