Assessing vulnerability in families

Appleton, Jane V.

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-14850-9_8

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“…Conceptualising 'vulnerability' is complex and there is significant contestation over its definitions (Chambers, 1989;Appleton, 1999;Levine et al, 2004). Interrogating this term is a highly relevant area of investigation for this article, due to the frequent conceptualisation of sex workers as 'vulnerable' without further thought given to exactly what this means.…”

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The Limits of Vulnerability: Arguments Against the Inclusion of Sex Workers Within Hate Crime Policy in England and Wales

Holt¹,

Gott²

2022

IJGSL

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On 23rd September 2020, the Law Commission launched their Hate Crime consultation paper, which suggested including ‘sex worker’ as a protected characteristic when considering hate motivated violence. The inclusion of sex workers in policing hate crime policy had already been implemented in Merseyside in 2002, and Yorkshire in 2017 (Sanders and Campbell, 2020). From a policing perspective, this approach has its advantages: it encourages a more coordinated approach to crimes against sex workers, as well as having an educative and awareness raising function around the discrimination they face (Sanders and Campbell, 2020; Chakoraborti and Garland, 2012). However, those who advocate for this approach caution that whilst it is an important first step to address crimes against sex workers, it can only go so far in a legal framework where sex work is still criminalised (Campbell, 2019; Campbell, 2014; Platt et al., 2018). This article challenges the idea that increased hate crime legislation will reduce violence against sex workers, suggesting that it may in fact put sex workers in even greater harm by increasing their interaction with the police. We emphasise that there is limited evidence that higher sentences deter hate crime offenders, and it is almost impossible to assess whether this type of legislation even provides the educative function it claims to. This paper argues that full decriminalisation of sex work is the most effective first step to responding to violence against sex workers, rather than increased legislation and tougher sentencing (CPS, 2019). In doing so, we add to the growing body of literature evidencing how full decriminalisation increases safety of sex workers. We also aim to contribute to a broader understanding that harsher sentencing and increased carceral responses do not best protect vulnerable communities of any sort.

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Section: The Problems Of Vulnerabilitymentioning

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The Limits of Vulnerability: Arguments Against the Inclusion of Sex Workers Within Hate Crime Policy in England and Wales

Holt¹,

Gott²

2022

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“…Identifying vulnerable families provides a good example of the challenges that practitioners face and Appleton (1999) has reported on a key study that exemplifies this. This has resulted from challenges to the universal nature of the health visiting service.…”

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“…This has resulted from challenges to the universal nature of the health visiting service. Identifying vulnerable families provides a good example of the challenges that practitioners face and Appleton (1999) has reported on a key study that exemplifies this. She undertook an investigation of the use of guidelines provided to health visitors to assist in the identification of vulnerable families in the community trusts in England.…”

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The evidence base for individual patient and client assessment by community nurses

McIntosh

2006

PHC

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“…Targeted projects such as ‘Sure Start’ and ‘Starting Well’, aimed at higher‐risk families, are being piloted and implemented in some areas (Home Office 1998, Scottish Office Department of Health 1999). Professional arguments against targeting include the dynamic and differential nature of vulnerability and risk within populations, the serious limitations of risk and health needs assessment tools, and the associated impracticality of screening adequately in order to target the service (Titterton 1992, Robinson 1999, Appleton 2000, Mitcheson & Cowley 2003). However, advocates of targeting point to its more effective use of limited resources and greater provision for those in greater need, and cite recent evidence of the effectiveness of targeted home visiting programmes (Olds et al.…”

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Examining health visiting expertise: combining simulation, interview and observation

Bryans

2004

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Assessing vulnerability in families

Cited by 7 publications

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The Limits of Vulnerability: Arguments Against the Inclusion of Sex Workers Within Hate Crime Policy in England and Wales

The Limits of Vulnerability: Arguments Against the Inclusion of Sex Workers Within Hate Crime Policy in England and Wales

The evidence base for individual patient and client assessment by community nurses

Examining health visiting expertise: combining simulation, interview and observation

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