...Jane C. Healy; Rosslyn Dray Purpose This paper aims to consider the relationship between disability hate crime and safeguarding adults. It critically considers whether safeguarding responses to disability hate crime have changed following the implementation of the Care Act 2014. Historically...

...Kai Ru Goh; Cathy Andrew Purpose High prevalence of violence against persons with disabilities (PwDs) has prompted a steady growth of training aimed at equipping PwDs with personal safety skills. This paper aims to examine the efficacy of safety trainings for PwDs. Design/methodology/approach...

...Rachael Clawson; Anne Patterson; Rachel Fyson; Michelle McCarthy Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare the UK demographics of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities and people without learning disabilities to inform effective safeguarding practice. Design/methodology...

... within academic theorising around general hate crime and disability. Findings – Particular reference is made to the significance of the issue of vulnerability and how its interpretation might affect understanding of this phenomenon. Research limitations/implications – This is followed by some...