Why it took so long to expose the abusive regime at Longcare

In 1994, a leaked Buckinghamshire County Council report revealed that, for more than 10 years, former social worker Gordon Rowe had been beating, raping and neglecting the adults with learning difficulties who lived in the residential homes run by his company, Longcare. This paper explains how Rowe's regime was able to continue undetected for so long.

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Pring, John
Published in:	The Journal of Adult Protection. - Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 2042-8669, ZDB-ID 2394162-5. - Vol. 7.2005, 1, p. 15-23
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subject:	Longcare \| Abusive regime \| Learning difficulties \| Failure to expose \| Lessons to learn

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	review-article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1108/14668203200500003 [DOI]
Source:	Other ZBW resources

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