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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... prosecution promising practices . In various communities , specialized investigative and prosecution units have been established ( NDAA , 2003 ) . Some prosecutors ' offices , such as San Diego , California ; San Francisco , California ...
... prosecutor is to enforce the laws in a fair manner . The head prosecutor is that jurisdiction's chief law enforce- ment official . Prosecutors review evidence ; decide whether to file charges against individuals ; represent the state ...
... prosecutors , probation and parole officers , judiciary , and correc- tions . Law enforcement includes a variety of peace officers , who are em- ployed by local , state , or federal entities and who are given arrest powers . Educational ...