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Understanding the outcome of police safeguarding notifications to social services in South Wales

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Understanding the outcome of police safeguarding notifications to social services in South Wales. / Ford, Katharine; Newbury, Annemarie; Meredith, Zoe et al.
In: The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, Vol. 93, No. 2, 01.06.2020, p. 87-108.

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Ford, K, Newbury, A, Meredith, Z, Evans, J, Hughes, K, Roderick, J, Davies, AR & Bellis, M 2020, 'Understanding the outcome of police safeguarding notifications to social services in South Wales', The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, vol. 93, no. 2, pp. 87-108. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X19836144

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Ford, K., Newbury, A., Meredith, Z., Evans, J., Hughes, K., Roderick, J., Davies, A. R., & Bellis, M. (2020). Understanding the outcome of police safeguarding notifications to social services in South Wales. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, 93(2), 87-108. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X19836144

CBE

Ford K, Newbury A, Meredith Z, Evans J, Hughes K, Roderick J, Davies AR, Bellis M. 2020. Understanding the outcome of police safeguarding notifications to social services in South Wales. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. 93(2):87-108. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X19836144

MLA

Ford, Katharine et al. "Understanding the outcome of police safeguarding notifications to social services in South Wales". The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. 2020, 93(2). 87-108. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X19836144

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Ford K, Newbury A, Meredith Z, Evans J, Hughes K, Roderick J et al. Understanding the outcome of police safeguarding notifications to social services in South Wales. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. 2020 Jun 1;93(2):87-108. Epub 2019 Mar 19. doi: 10.1177/0032258X19836144

Author

Ford, Katharine ; Newbury, Annemarie ; Meredith, Zoe et al. / Understanding the outcome of police safeguarding notifications to social services in South Wales. In: The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. 2020 ; Vol. 93, No. 2. pp. 87-108.

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TY - JOUR

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 -