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Results for elder abuse (u.s.)
3 results foundAuthor: Miller, Mark L. Title: Protecting America's Senior Citizens: What Local Prosecutors Are Doing to Fight Elder Abuse Summary: The crime of elder abuse is rapidly gaining the attention of society, policymakers, and law enforcement. As gatekeepers to the criminal justice system, local prosecutors have a crucial role to play in fighting elder abuse. They are frequently central to investigating allegations of elder abuse, prosecuting offenders, and ensuring that critical services are delivered to victims. Yet little is known about how local prosecutors handle elder abuse cases. This report summarizes a national survey of local prosecutors’ offices, in which prosecutors describe their experiences with investigating, prosecuting, and providing victim services in elder abuse cases. In addition, information from case studies of three local prosecutors’ offices with successful elder abuse programs is summarized, including various tips and tools developed by these offices. People who were interviewed for the case studies agreed that several elements were critical to success in working with elderly crime victims: The chief prosecutor’s personal commitment to a proactive, innovative approach; Early involvement of the prosecutor’s office; Victim advocacy and support; Community outreach and education; and Law enforcement training. APRI’s national survey suggests that the three case study jurisdictions may be at the vanguard of a growing movement to direct more attention to elderly victims: Nearly 30 percent of local prosecutors’ offices (typically from more populous jurisdictions) report having a unit devoted exclusively to elder abuse; Only a small minority of local prosecutors’ offices emphasize early involvement in elder abuse cases; Fewer than a quarter of local prosecutors’ offices (mostly in larger jurisdictions) have victim advocates who work exclusively with elderly victims; Almost 60 percent of local prosecutors’ offices engage in public education and prevention activities regarding elder abuse; One-third of local prosecutors report offering specialized training (e.g., for law enforcement, APS, medical personnel) in how to handle elder abuse cases. The most difficult challenges facing local prosecutors in elder abuse cases, according to the national survey, revolve around the victims’ physical and mental capacities, as well as the victims’ degree of cooperation in their case. Throughout the report are selected examples of innovative strategies that prosecutors have found effective in surmounting these challenges. By sharing these ideas with prosecutors across the country, APRI hopes to ensure greater safety and protection for America’s senior citizens. Details: Alexandria, VA: American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI), 2003. 47p. Source: APRI Special Topics Series: Internet Resource: Accessed March 13, 2012 at http://www.ndaa.org/pdf/protecting_americas_senior_citizens_2003.pdf Year: 2003 Country: United States URL: http://www.ndaa.org/pdf/protecting_americas_senior_citizens_2003.pdf Shelf Number: 124502 Keywords: Administration of Justice (U.S.)Elder Abuse (U.S.)Prosecution (U.S.)Prosecutors (U.S.)Victims Services (U.S.) |
Author: U.S. Government Accountability Office Title: Elder Justice: More Federal Coordination and Public Awareness Needed Summary: As the percentage of older adults in the population increases, the number of older adults at risk of abuse also is growing. At the same time, constraints on public funds may limit assistance to the growing population of older adults in need. GAO was asked to review elder justice program issues. This report addresses: (1) the extent to which there is fragmentation, overlap, or duplication across the federal grant programs that support elder justice; (2) the extent to which federal programs coordinate their efforts and monitor elder justice outcomes; and (3) how state aging agencies, area agencies on aging, and service providers deliver federal elder justice services and what challenges, if any, they face in doing so. GAO reviewed relevant federal laws and regulations, identified federal elder justice programs, surveyed federal officials about program elements, reviewed program documentation, and visited agencies responsible for elder justice in Illinois, Virginia and Arizona. GAO selected states based on the percentage of the elderly in the state population, geographic dispersion, and percentage of the state's Older American Act funds devoted to elder care. GAO recommends that HHS take the lead in identifying common objectives and outcomes for the federal elder justice effort and that HHS and Justice develop a national elder justice public awareness campaign. HHS concurred and Justice did not comment. Details: Washington, DC: GAO, 2013. 60p. Source: Internet Resource: GAO-13-498: Accessed July 13, 2013 at: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-498 Year: 2013 Country: United States URL: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-498 Shelf Number: 129394 Keywords: Crimes Against the ElderlyElder Abuse (U.S.)Elderly VictimsFinancial CrimesFinancial Exploitation |
Author: Lachs, Mark Title: Documentation of Resident to Resident Elder Mistreatment in Residential Care Facilities Summary: Statement of purpose: This project addressed a problem of substantial empirical and practical significance: violence and aggression committed by nursing home residents that is directed toward other residents, referred to here as resident-to-resident elder mistreatment (R-REM). Prior pilot data, ongoing research by members of the research team, and a recent publication suggest that such resident-to-resident elder mistreatment is sufficiently widespread to merit concern, and is likely to have serious detrimental outcomes for residents. The goals of this project were to: enhance institutional recognition of R-REM; examine the convergence of R-REM reports across different methodologies; identify the most accurate mechanism for detecting and reporting R-REM; develop profiles of persons involved with R-REM by reporting source; investigate existing R-REM policies, and; develop institutional guidelines for reporting R-REM episodes. Design: This is an epidemiological prevalent cohort study with one wave of data collection. The parent study was conducted in five urban and five suburban nursing homes (N= 1405 urban residents; 441 suburban residents). Resident-to-resident abuse information was derived from residents, staff, observations, Incident and Accident reports and chart reviews. A prevalence period of two weeks was used for reporting purposes; one week before and after the prevalence period was allowed for case adjudication purposes using a gold standard consensus classification. Results: Using "the resident" as a unit of analysis (also the point of reference), within the two-week prevalence period, data were collected from six reporting sources including two added as part of this project, Incident/Accident reports and chart reviews. There were no R-REM-related incidents recorded in the Incident/Accident reports. The charts of five residents (0.4%) reflected R-REM-related incidents during the prevalence period. In general, convergence across all sources was low: pair-sources convergence ranged from 0.3% to 8.4%; the convergence among three-sources from .3% to 2.1%, and among four sources from 0.3% to 0.6%. In terms of the positive and negative predictive value, the resident and staff informants were the best sources (resident PPV=0.96; NPV=0.86; staff PPV=0.95, NPV=0.89) when compared to the gold standard case conference adjudication. Individual descriptive characteristics differed for those involved in R-REM compared to controls not involved in R-REM across sources; cases were more likely to be non-Hispanic White, reside in segregated dementia care units, and on average exhibited higher levels of disturbing behaviors (as reported by either the RAs, the nursing staff or both). Additionally, environmental factors differed on the units of those involved in R-REM and controls. There was more noise, i.e., residents and/or staff calling out or screaming and/or from radio/TV, alarms or bells, and congestion of equipment (more walkers) in public spaces on the units where residents involved in physical R-REM resided. Details: New York: Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University; and Research Division, Hebrew Home at Riverdale, 2014. 283p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 9, 2015 at: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/246429.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/246429.pdf Shelf Number: 135197 Keywords: Elder Abuse (U.S.)Elderly Victims |