Comment: unpacking ‘discriminatory abuse’

Brown, Hilary

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“…Discriminatory abuse was added as a distinct category of abuse “relatively late” in the work of the “No Secrets” steering group (Brown, 2000, p. 17) as a surprising “rights-based intervention” (Manthorpe, 2001, p. 5). Despite reporting on “No Secrets”, Brown (2000) introduces her own definition which diverges from the interpersonal approach of the “No Secrets” guidance and instead emphasises rights and citizenship.…”

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“…This rights-based emphasis coincides with anti-discriminatory policies and reports, introduced in the years immediately preceding “No Secrets”. This includes the Disability Discrimination Act, 1995 and the Human Rights Act, 1998 (Brown, 2000), and the McPherson Report, Acheson Report and Race Relations Act, 2000 (Forbat, 2004). Brown (2000) believed that this reflected a commitment from the government to address racist, sexist or disablist abuse.…”

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“…The term describes “in-built, unquestioned devaluation of people through policy and practice based on certain characteristics” (Parker, 2021, p. 169) and it emphasises socio-structural factors and the persistent “othering” that marginalised groups experience in society. Both Iparraguirre (2014) and Forbat (2004) emphasise the correlation between abuse and structural issues such as poverty, race and class, rather than dominant accounts of abuse as an interpersonal phenomenon, while Brown (2000) refers to discriminatory abuse as a consequence of marginalisation. Several authors relate this to pathologising discourses about people with disabilities (Doherty, 2015; Sin et al , 2011; Balderston et al , 2019; Healy, 2020), people from minoritised ethnicities (Forbat, 2004), people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or other non-heterosexual or non-cisgendered identities (LGBTQ+) (Westwood, 2018), older people (Bogdanova and Grigoryeva, 2021; Lyne and Parker, 2020) and people who experience mental health issues (Carr et al , 2019; Hafford-Letchfield et al , 2020).…”

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“…physical abuse motivated by racism) (McCreadie, 2000). However, Brown’s (2000) more inclusive approach blurs this distinction, stating that discriminatory abuse “might describe an act, the intent behind (abuse) and/or the consequence of marginalisation” (p. 18). One critique of hate crime is that it criminalises thought, but the intentionality to target on the basis of protected characteristics is significant and may enhance the gravity of the offence in terms of its impact (Mellgren et al , 2021).…”

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“…(p. 18) This rights-based emphasis coincides with anti-discriminatory policies and reports, introduced in the years immediately preceding "No Secrets". This includes the Disability Discrimination Act, 1995 and the Human Rights Act, 1998 (Brown, 2000), and the McPherson Report, Acheson Report and Race Relations Act, 2000 (Forbat, 2004). Brown (2000) believed that this reflected a commitment from the government to address racist, sexist or disablist abuse.…”

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Discriminatory abuse: time to revive a forgotten form of abuse?

Mason

Sasidharan

Cooper

et al. 2022

JAP

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Purpose Discriminatory abuse has been a distinct category of abuse in safeguarding adults policy since 2000, but it is rarely used in practice, according to recent official statistics. As part of a larger project, the authors undertook a literature review to clarify the concept, explore reasons for low reporting and consider recommendations for practice. The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of this literature review. Design/methodology/approach This literature review comprises 35 sources, which were identified using three academic databases, reference harvesting and sector-specific websites. Findings were developed through thematic analysis of the data. Findings The literature review demonstrates that definitions of discriminatory abuse stretch from an interpersonal emphasis in policy documents to a more structural approach. There are open questions about the status of discriminatory abuse as a category of abuse due to the complicated interface between discriminatory motivations and the abusive acts through which they are experienced. A range of factors can obscure its identification, particularly the hidden, stigmatised and normalised nature of discriminatory abuse. Some recommendations for practice are identified, but more work is needed to develop the practice vocabulary and required skills. Originality/value This study brings together existing research on discriminatory abuse to argue that it is time to revive this understanding of abuse and develop safeguarding practice with adults who have protected characteristics.

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confidence: 99%