Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults - Case Studies Analysis

Running head: CHILDREN AND ADULTS PROTECTION
Protection of children and vulnerable adults
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CHILDREN AND ADULTS PROTECTION
Table of Contents
Analysis of case study 1:............................................................................................................2
Analysis of case study 2:............................................................................................................4
Analysis of case study 3:............................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................8

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CHILDREN AND ADULTS PROTECTION
Analysis of case study 1:
The case study here focuses upon Leo who is a 42 year old man with Down’s
syndrome. Leo has been living in supported tenancy with another person. Leo has been
receiving home based care and support services during the morning hours. However, there is
a lack of any such services during the evening or night hours. Recently, Leo had been
frequenting a pub where he had befriended a number of suspicious people. Leo had been
delivering packages for them during the day which he believes to be washing machine spare
parts. However, Leo’s support staffs doubt that he is getting involved in some wrong business
and should immediately stop meeting these men. However, Leo insists that these men are his
friends and has the liberty to decide his course of actions.
In this context, Leo had been suffering from Down’s syndrome which means that he
had restricted decision making and intellectual abilities. Hence, it was necessary to guide or
warn him regarding getting involved in illegal activities though the company of the
suspicious men he befriended in a pub. It was very much possible that these men would have
been drug dealers and had been using the innocence and trust of Leo to support their illegal
objectives. Therefore, focusing upon some of these indicators I think serious monitoring of
the activities undertaken by Leo needs to be done.
In my opinion, Leo had been suffering from Down’s syndrome which had limited his
judgement skills or decision making abilities. In the current scenario, Leo had fallen prey to
the malicious objectives of the men who he befriended in the pub. Therefore, on repeated
warning Leo still insisted that these men were his friends and he could handle his concerns.
This resulted in a huge ethical dilemma on the part of the support carer. As mentioned by
Montgomery et al. (2016), the mental health capacity act allows a person aged 16 and over
to take their own decisions related to daily life situations . The mental health act had been