Executive summary = 7
Preface = 15
1. Introduction = 17
1.1. The Council of Europe against abuse = 17
1.2. A note on terminology = 18
1.3. Who is included within the term "people with disabilities"? = 20
1.4. Underlying values relating to empowerment, discrimination and abuse = 22
1.5. Aims of the report = 26
1.6. The structure of the report = 27
2. What is meant by " abuse and mistreatment"? = 29
2.1. Abuse : a process of definition = 29
2.2. Types of abuse = 33
2.3. Some underlying factors = 44
2.4. Doubly disadvantaged groups = 49
2.5. Making sensitive judgments = 53
2.6. Summary = 58
3. Awareness and research = 63
3.1. Methodological issues = 63
3.2. Is abuse increasing? = 69
3.3. Cautious findings on abuse of disabled children = 71
3.4. Cautious findings on abuse of disabled adults = 73
3.5. Individual and structural causes of abuse = 79
3.6. Generating comparable data across member states = 83
3.7. Summary and checklist = 85
4. The role of law in protecting people with disabilities = 91
4.1. The role of law = 91
4.2. Definition of abusive acts = 93
4.3. Prevention of abuse and additional safeguards = 98
4.4. Facilitating access to justice and redress = 105
4.5. Summary = 110
5. Working to achieve good practice = 115
5.1. Models of prevention = 115
5.2. Primary prevention = 122
5.3. Secondary prevention = 129
5.4. Tertiary prevention = 140
5.5. Summary = 145
6. Recommendations = 149
6.1. Preface = 149
6.2. Recommendations to governments of member states = 151
7. References = 161
7.1. Council of Europe documents = 161
7.2. General references = 163
Appendix = 179
Preface = 15
1. Introduction = 17
1.1. The Council of Europe against abuse = 17
1.2. A note on terminology = 18
1.3. Who is included within the term "people with disabilities"? = 20
1.4. Underlying values relating to empowerment, discrimination and abuse = 22
1.5. Aims of the report = 26
1.6. The structure of the report = 27
2. What is meant by " abuse and mistreatment"? = 29
2.1. Abuse : a process of definition = 29
2.2. Types of abuse = 33
2.3. Some underlying factors = 44
2.4. Doubly disadvantaged groups = 49
2.5. Making sensitive judgments = 53
2.6. Summary = 58
3. Awareness and research = 63
3.1. Methodological issues = 63
3.2. Is abuse increasing? = 69
3.3. Cautious findings on abuse of disabled children = 71
3.4. Cautious findings on abuse of disabled adults = 73
3.5. Individual and structural causes of abuse = 79
3.6. Generating comparable data across member states = 83
3.7. Summary and checklist = 85
4. The role of law in protecting people with disabilities = 91
4.1. The role of law = 91
4.2. Definition of abusive acts = 93
4.3. Prevention of abuse and additional safeguards = 98
4.4. Facilitating access to justice and redress = 105
4.5. Summary = 110
5. Working to achieve good practice = 115
5.1. Models of prevention = 115
5.2. Primary prevention = 122
5.3. Secondary prevention = 129
5.4. Tertiary prevention = 140
5.5. Summary = 145
6. Recommendations = 149
6.1. Preface = 149
6.2. Recommendations to governments of member states = 151
7. References = 161
7.1. Council of Europe documents = 161
7.2. General references = 163
Appendix = 179