Institutional Abuse: Perspectives Across the Life Course

by Manthorpe,Jill; Manthorpe,Jill

• ISBN13: 9780415187022
• ISBN10: 0415187028
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1999-08-03
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Public inquiries and court cases concerning institutional abuse in a range of settings have generated considerable media interest in the field of institutional abuse, highlighting the need for preventive strategies and appropriate responses to this form of abuse.Letting In the Lightbrings together a number of different research studies and accounts of institutional abuse from leading academics and researchers. Contributors examine four significant areas: the institutional abuse of children, of adults with mental health problems, of adults with learning difficulties, and of older people. Each section includes a chapter on users' experiences of abuse and their views on how to prevent institutional abuse and address the needs of survivors.

Table of Contents

List of tables	ix
Contributors	x
Foreword	xi
Introduction	1	(240)
Bridget Penhale
Definitions and meanings	3	(4)
The changing context of institutional care	7	(4)
The structure of the book	11	(5)
The institutional abuse of children: an overview of policy and practice	16	(28)
Nicky Stanley
Inquiry reports and reviews	18	(5)
The nature of current provision	23	(2)
Aspects of abuse	25	(6)
Responding to abuse	31	(6)
Chidren's institutions: a residual service?	37	(7)
The abuse of children in institutional settings: children's perspectives	44	(22)
Mary Macleod
The research evidence	45	(1)
In residential care	46	(2)
In boarding school	48	(1)
Bullying in residential homes and schools	49	(3)
Sexual and physical assault in schools and homes	52	(7)
Therapy and pastoral care	59	(1)
Getting help	60	(6)
Independent investigations into institutional child abuse: Developing theory and practice	66	(23)
Christine Barter
Offical guidance	66	(2)
The wider context of institutional abuse	68	(2)
Differences between investigating institutional and familial abuse allegations	70	(2)
Current research findings	72	(2)
Type of abuse allegations	74	(1)
Interview findings	75	(7)
Conclusion	82	(1)
Procedural considerations	83	(6)
Abuse of people with learning disabilities: Layers of concern and analysis	89	(21)
Hilary Brown
What is meant by the term `abuse'?	91	(6)
Principles of good practice	97	(3)
Adult protection in the context of new service structures	100	(6)
Conclusion	106	(4)
Users' perceptions: searching for the views of users with learning disabilities	110	(20)
Jill Manthorpe
Past inquiries -- silent patients	111	(2)
Patient testimony	113	(3)
Resident perspectives	116	(3)
Perspectives on financial abuse	119	(2)
Prevention and protection	121	(1)
Supporting survivors	122	(1)
Speaking out in court	123	(1)
Establishing a voice	124	(6)
The abuse of adults in mental health settings	130	(22)
Jennie Williams
Frank Keating
Defining the problem	130	(1)
Understanding the silence	131	(3)
Reaction	134	(1)
Prevalence	135	(2)
Vulnerable individuals	137	(2)
Unsafe services	139	(1)
Damaging consequences of abuse	140	(1)
Seeking redress	140	(2)
Intervening	142	(2)
Prevention	144	(2)
Conclusion	146	(6)
Institutional abuse in mental health settings: survivor perspectives	152	(21)
Jeanette Copperman
Julie McNamara
The context	153	(1)
Survivor perspectives	154	(3)
A culture of abuse?	157	(5)
Sexual harassment and assault	162	(4)
The mental health system, criminal justice and abuse	166	(2)
Conclusion	168	(5)
The abuse of older People in Institutional settings: an overview	173	(18)
Frank Glendenning
The changing picture	174	(1)
Studies and findings in the United States	174	(5)
Residential care in the UK	179	(7)
The lack of research	186	(5)
The abuse of older people in institutional settings: residents' and carers' stories	191	(14)
Les Bright
Degrading routine	193	(2)
Keeping up appearances	195	(1)
Views from the field	196	(3)
Families' perspectives	199	(4)
Conclusion	203	(2)
The abuse of older people in institutional settings: the role of management and regulation	205	(18)
Roger Clough
Constructing concepts of good and bad practice	206	(3)
The reality of residential work	209	(3)
Building in quality	212	(2)
Causation of abuse	214	(2)
Types of abuse or bad practice	216	(1)
Interpretation of information	217	(4)
Openness	221	(2)
Conclusion: Shifting the focus, from `bad apples' to users' right	223	(18)
Jill Manthorpe
Nicky Stanley
Inquiries and public perceptions	223	(2)
Accountability	225	(1)
Whistle-blowing	226	(3)
Regulation	229	(3)
Training	232	(1)
Gender and patriarchy	233	(2)
Abuse between residents	235	(1)
Users' voices	236	(2)
Towards a framework for users' rights	238	(3)
Index	241