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Author: Illinois Department on Aging. Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Councils

Title: Protocol for Law Enforcement: Responding to Victims of Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation

Summary: In February 2006, in partnership with the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA), the Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Councils (IFVCC) convened a statewide Responding to Elder Abuse Committee. The purpose of the committee is to identify and develop resources to assist the courts, criminal justice systems and communities in responding to the needs of abused seniors. According to the Illinois Department on Aging, about 4 to 5 percent of senior citizens experience some kind of mistreatment and only about 1 in 13 cases of elder abuse are ever reported. Of the seniors abused, almost 35 percent were living with their abusers. Of the abusers, 40 percent were children of the victim. Due to the underreporting of elder abuse, the need for specialized training and the lack of resources for law enforcement, the committee determined the need for a law enforcement protocol.

Details: Springfield, IL: Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Councils, 2009. 81p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 25, 2012 at http://www.ifvcc.org/respondingtoelder/Elder%20Abuse%20Law%20Enforcement%20Protocol%20as%20of%201%202009.pdf

Year: 2009

Country: United States

URL: http://www.ifvcc.org/respondingtoelder/Elder%20Abuse%20Law%20Enforcement%20Protocol%20as%20of%201%202009.pdf

Shelf Number: 124738

Keywords:
Elder Abuse and Neglect (Illinois)
Law Enforcement (Illinois)
Police Policies and Procedures (Illinois)