Elder Abuse Detection and Intervention: A Collaborative ApproachPRESERVING A LIFE OF PEACE AND DIGNITY FOR THE AGING This ground-breaking volume offers a new, collaborative approach geared to enhance case review, improve victim safety, raise abuser accountability, and promote system change. Sharing the common goal of promoting elder victim safety, experts in adult protective services, law enforcement, prosecution, health care, advocacy, and civil justice have formed a unique, multidisciplinary team approach to tackle the following critical topics:
As the aging population continues to grow, so does the potential for increasing cases of elder abuse. Replete with case examples that allow the experiences of victims to speak for themselves, this book provides the framework to begin, and to build on, collaborative approaches at the local, state, and national levels toward ending elder abuse. |
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... appropriate , as it is a less restrictive environment ; the elder may articulate her desire to remain in home and be cared for by her son ; and law enforcement may believe arrest and incarceration of the son are appropriate . If a team ...
... appropriate role of the criminal justice system in addressing abuse . These differences make collaboration difficult . If professionals are ill - informed about the extent of victimization and the underlying dynamics , appropriate ...
... appropriate use of public resources are all of pressing concern and are worthy measures of the team's work . In addition , reduc- tion of morbidity from chronic diseases , such as diabetes , renal failure , and cardiovascular conditions ...