Adult protection and effective action in tackling violence and hostility against disabled people: some tensions and challenges

The Journal of Adult Protection

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 63-75

  Hoong Sin, Chih ^a   Hedges, Annie ^a   Cook, Chloe ^a   Comber, Natasha ^a   Mguni, Nina ^b  

^a Office for Public Management (OPM)   (United Kingdom)

^b YOUNG FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disabled people; Legislation; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958812692     PISSN: 14668203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14668201111139718     Document Type: Article

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