Understanding the outcome of police safeguarding notifications to social services in South Wales
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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.
Keywords
- Safeguarding, vulnerability, Policing, Prevention
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 87-108 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 19 Mar 2019 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2020 |
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