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Remembering Steven

Remembering Steven Guest editorial This issue of The Journal of Adult Protection adds to the published media on the abuse and murder of Steven Hoskin (eg. Social Care TV, 2009; Flynn, 2007; Keywood, 2010) and seeks to give effect to the desire of service users, families, researchers, commissioners, managers and frontline staff to learn lessons from Steven’s death. The fall-out from Steven’s murder – at a personal, organisational and national level – has been immense. Indeed, the Serious Case Review into his murder became the focus for a host of concerns and misgivings about the effectiveness of adult protection procedures in England and Wales. While many of these have received further articulation in the Department of Health-led consultation on the No Secrets guidance (Department of Health, 2009) and have contributed to policy development at national level (Department of Health, 2010), these have not and should not eclipse the call to disseminate credible and effective strategies to tackle the neglect and abuse of vulnerable adults. Such strategies, and the challenges presented by them, are profiled in this issue. if we are to take it seriously. First, we have to contend with the regrettable reality that choices are almost always constrained by http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Adult Protection Pier Professional

Remembering Steven

Keywood, Kirsty
The Journal of Adult Protection , Volume 12 (2) – May 1, 2010
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Pier Professional
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Copyright © 2010 by Pier Professional Limited
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1466-8203
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2042-8669
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10.5042/jap.2010.0290
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Guest editorial This issue of The Journal of Adult Protection adds to the published media on the abuse and murder of Steven Hoskin (eg. Social Care TV, 2009; Flynn, 2007; Keywood, 2010) and seeks to give effect to the desire of service users, families, researchers, commissioners, managers and frontline staff to learn lessons from Steven’s death. The fall-out from Steven’s murder – at a personal, organisational and national level – has been immense. Indeed, the Serious Case Review into his murder became the focus for a host of concerns and misgivings about the effectiveness of adult protection procedures in England and Wales. While many of these have received further articulation in the Department of Health-led consultation on the No Secrets guidance (Department of Health, 2009) and have contributed to policy development at national level (Department of Health, 2010), these have not and should not eclipse the call to disseminate credible and effective strategies to tackle the neglect and abuse of vulnerable adults. Such strategies, and the challenges presented by them, are profiled in this issue. if we are to take it seriously. First, we have to contend with the regrettable reality that choices are almost always constrained by

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Published: May 1, 2010

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