Understanding the outcome of police safeguarding notifications to social services in South Wales
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Yn: The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, Cyfrol 93, Rhif 2, 01.06.2020, t. 87-108.
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T1 - Understanding the outcome of police safeguarding notifications to social services in South Wales
AU - Ford, Katharine
AU - Newbury, Annemarie
AU - Meredith, Zoe
AU - Evans, Jessica
AU - Hughes, Karen
AU - Roderick, Janine
AU - Davies, Alisha R
AU - Bellis, Mark
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - In the UK, demand for the police has changed, with the majority of calls now vulnerability-related. Police safeguarding notifications (N=3,466) over a one-year period for a local authority in Wales were matched to social care records. Over half (57.5%) of notifications were referred to social services and only 4.8% received social service input (e.g. social worker intervention). Over a third of individuals had repeat notifications in the study year. Findings evidence high levels of police-identified vulnerability and an imbalance in vulnerability-related risk thresholds across agencies. Furthermore, some individuals require more appropriate action to mitigate the risk of future safeguarding notifications.
AB - In the UK, demand for the police has changed, with the majority of calls now vulnerability-related. Police safeguarding notifications (N=3,466) over a one-year period for a local authority in Wales were matched to social care records. Over half (57.5%) of notifications were referred to social services and only 4.8% received social service input (e.g. social worker intervention). Over a third of individuals had repeat notifications in the study year. Findings evidence high levels of police-identified vulnerability and an imbalance in vulnerability-related risk thresholds across agencies. Furthermore, some individuals require more appropriate action to mitigate the risk of future safeguarding notifications.
KW - Safeguarding
KW - vulnerability
KW - Policing
KW - Prevention
U2 - 10.1177/0032258X19836144
DO - 10.1177/0032258X19836144
M3 - Article
VL - 93
SP - 87
EP - 108
JO - The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
JF - The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
SN - 0032-258X
IS - 2
ER -