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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... harm can be directed at the victim , other family members , property , prized possessions , pets , or service animals . Some abusers use intimidation through screaming , driving recklessly , stalking , or putting the victim under ...
... harm others , is unaware that he is doing so , and is unable to modify his behavior by him- self . The most likely indicator of these situations is a marked and sudden change in the aggressor's behavior . Typologies of Elder Abusers Dr ...
... Harm Is Occurring An indicator that is often discounted occurs when the older person says that he or she is being harmed . In some cases , victims , especially those who are living in facilities or who have cognitive disabilities , are ...