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100 1 _aMCCREADIE, Claudine
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245 1 0 _aAmbiguity and cooperation in the implementation of adult protection policy
260 _aMalden, MA :
_bBlackwell Publishers,
_cJune 2008
520 3 _aUsing a classification of public policy developed by Matland, we examine implementation of policy on adult protection as outlined in ‘No Secrets’, the government's guidance to local agencies. This policy appears to exemplify a ‘high-ambiguity/low-conflict’ model. Detailed interviews with staff charged with developing multi-agency procedures, in local authority departments, health authorities, the police and the voluntary sector, confirmed the ambiguity of the policy and the uncertainty experienced by staff as a consequence. However, the interviews also revealed a number of areas of conflict, particularly as people gave precedence to their own professional norms and organizational priorities over partnership working
700 1 _aMATHEW, Dinah
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700 1 _aFILINSON, Rachel
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700 1 _aASKHAM, Janet
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773 0 8 _tSocial Policy & Administration
_g42, 3, p. 248-266
_dMalden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, June 2008
_xISSN 01445596
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