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Legal Issues Related to Elder Abuse: A Pocket Guide for Law Enforcement

NCJ Number
248541
Date Published
January 2014
Length
58 pages
Annotation
This national guide provides brief explanations of legal concepts, documents, and tools that may be misused to commit elder abuse or used properly to remedy it; and issues and actions that justice system professionals should consider if they suspect elder abuse has occurred.
Abstract
This guide provides legal concepts, documents, and tools that may be misused to commit elder abuse or used properly to remedy it. Also presented are issues and actions that justice system professionals should consider if they suspect elder abuse has occurred.

Date Published: January 1, 2014