Silent Victims by John Pring
For ten years, former social worker Gordon Rowe beat, raped, ill-treated and humiliated the residents of the two residential homes for adults with learning disabilities he owned and managed in south Buckinghamshire. This is the story of why Rowe managed to evade exposure for so long, even though the authorities knew before he opened his first home that he had been investigated for serious sexual offences. Using hitherto unpublished material, Pring reaches conclusions about the case which pose vital questions about the way we care for the most vulnerable members of our society.
John Pring was one of the journalists who broke the story of Longcare in 1994. Then a young journalist he has continued to follow the developments of the case and become a specialist on the subject. He has written on the subject for the Observer, Independent on Sunday, Guardian Society, News of the World, Daily Record, Community Care magazine, The Big Issue, and the Local Government Chronicle. He currently works for the national newspaper Disability Now. This is a book he has long wanted to write. Fiona MacTaggart, MP, is Labour MP for Slough, and chair of the parliamentary all-party subject group on abuse of people with learning disabilities.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781903933190 |
| ISBN 10 | 1903933196 |
| Title | Silent Victims |
| Author | John Pring |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Gibson Square Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 238 |
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