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Multi-agency Safeguarding for Vulnerable and At-Risk Adults

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What evidence is there concerning the effectiveness of community-based multi-agency safeguarding of vulnerable adults? Six electronic databases were searched, which was further reduced to 39 empirical studies retained for full review. It proved difficult to draw clear conclusions about the comparative effectiveness of different approaches to safeguarding, as most studies consisted of surveys of the extent to which official guidelines were followed, or analysed reports on serious case reviews, held when safeguarding fails. A fundamental task entails ensuring that effective oversight is in place and is operational. Police services could potentially influence the emergence of a “law-oriented” model of inter-agency working. Some results supported such a way of working. There was widespread acceptance of the benefits of multidisciplinary team working, but clear evidence that supports this was sparse. Some studies supplied relevant evidence, involving specially developed centres or modes of professional liaison which showed advantages over other approaches. There are potential roles for police in enabling staff of other agencies to develop frameworks for identifying when cases should be brought to police attention and in understanding decisions about prosecution or other measures.

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McGuire, J., Evans, E., Kane, E. (2021). Multi-agency Safeguarding for Vulnerable and At-Risk Adults. In: Evidence-Based Policing and Community Crime Prevention. Advances in Preventing and Treating Violence and Aggression . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76363-3_7

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