Legal Issues Related to Elder Abuse: A Pocket Guide for Law Enforcement
Date Published
January 2014
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Elder abuse
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection: Managing Someone Else's Money
This site provides advice to help financial caregivers manage the financial decisions of a loved one, provides information on how to watch out for scams and financial exploitation, and what to do if your loved one is a victim.
National Council on Aging: Savvy Saving Seniors
This site provides seniors with information on avoiding scams, which can help them stay secure and independent longer.
U.S. Administration on Aging
This agency promotes the well-being of older individuals—including protection from elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation—by providing services and programs designed to help them live independently in their homes and communities.
U.S. Department of Justice: Elder Justice Initiative
This site serves as a resource for victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation and their families, practitioners who serve them, law enforcement agencies and prosecutors, and researchers seeking to understand and address this silent epidemic plaguing our Nation's elders. Victims and family members will find information about how to report and get assistance for victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation.
Responding to Elder Abuse: What Law Enforcement Should Know (DVD)
Date Published
August 2010
Series
Publication Type
Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
Agencies
OVC
Responding to Elder Abuse: What Community Corrections Should Know DVD
Date Published
August 2010
Series
Publication Type
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OVC
Responding to Elder Abuse: What Judges and Court Personnel Should Know (DVD)
Date Published
August 2010
Series
Publication Type
Training,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC
National Victim Assistance Academy Resource Paper: Elder Abuse
Date Published
September 2012
Series
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC
The Nexus Between Economics and Family Violence: The Expected Impact of Recent Economic Declines on the Rates and Patterns of Intimate, Child and Elder Abuse
Date Published
March 2010
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Nursing Response to Elder Mistreatment Curriculum
Date Published
2010
Publication Type
Reference Material
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Office of Justice Programs: Elder Abuse Special Feature
To address the need for resources and strategies related to elder abuse, the Office of Justice Programs presents this compilation of publications and related materials focusing on physical, sexual, and psychological abuse; neglect; and financial exploitation.
Bruising as a Forensic Marker of Physical Elder Abuse
Date Published
February 2009
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Detecting, Addressing and Preventing Elder Abuse In Residential Care Facilities
Date Published
November 2009
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
American Bar Association: Commission on Law and Aging
The Commission examines a wide range of legal issues affecting the elderly, including elder abuse. View the OVC-sponsored Commission report, Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams: A Replication Manual.
Course of Domestic Abuse among Chicago's Elderly: Risk Factors, Protective Behaviors, and Police Intervention
Date Published
December 2010
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC)
OVC TTAC provides comprehensive training, technical assistance, and other support to assist the field in building its collective capacity to serve crime victims. OVC TTAC can support organizations through the National Victim Assistance Academy, webinars and other online trainings, instructor materials, and more!
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Eldercare Locator
This toll free service (800-677-1116) helps older adults and their caregivers find local services for seniors, including home care, transportation, housing alternatives, home repair, recreation, social activities, and legal and other community services. The directory is a service of the U.S. Administration on Aging.