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29 NATIONAL PROSECUTION STANDARDS, (2 nd ed. 1991), Standard 26.7, p. 94. 30 NATIONAL PROSECUTION STANDARDS, (2 nd ed. 1991), Standard 26.3, p. 93. 31 See NATIONAL PROSECUTION STANDARDS, (2 nd ed. 1991), Standard 26.7, p.92
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NATIONAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
ASSOCIATION
POLICY POSITIONS ON THE
PROSECUTION OF ELDER ABUSE,
NEGLECT, AND FINANCIAL
EXPLOITATION
Adopted: March 22, 2003 by the Board of Directors in New Orleans, Louisiana
National District Attorneys Association
99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Telephone: 703-549-9222
Facsimile: 703-836-3195
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INDEX
TOPIC
PAGE NO.
Magnitude of Elder Abuse ……………………………………………..
1-2
Current Elder Population ………………………………………
2-3
Projected Increase in the Elder Population ……………………
3
Number of Individuals in Nursing Homes …………………….
3
Elder Abuse in Domestic Settings ………………………………
3-4
Elder Abuse in Institutional Settings ………………………......
4-5
Elder Abuse and the Prosecutor's Office
Office Organization ……………………………………………...
5-6
Training
Training to Understand Crimes against Elders ………………..
7-9
Training to Understand the Elder Victim ………………………
9
Victim's Services …………………………………………………………
10-13
Funding ……………………………………………………………………
13-14
Multidisciplinary Approach ……………………………………………..
14-15
Public Awareness …………………………………………………………
15-17
State Legislation
State Criminal Laws ……………………………………………….
17
State Mandatory Reporting Laws …………………………………
18
Special Trial Procedures and Evidentiary Rules …………………
18-19
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NATIONAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION
POLICY POSITIONS
ON
THE PROSECUTION OF ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND FINANCIAL
EXPLOITATION
Introduction:
Since May of 1986, the National District Attorneys Association has
become increasingly concerned about the growing problem of eld -
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NATIONAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
ASSOCIATION
POLICY POSITIONS ON THE
PROSECUTION OF ELDER ABUSE,
NEGLECT, AND FINANCIAL
EXPLOITATION
Adopted: March 22, 2003 by the Board of Directors in New Orleans, Louisiana
National District Attorneys Association
99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Telephone: 703-549-9222
Facsimile: 703-836-3195
Page 3
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INDEX
TOPIC
PAGE NO.
Magnitude of Elder Abuse ……………………………………………..
1-2
Current Elder Population ………………………………………
2-3
Projected Increase in the Elder Population ……………………
3
Number of Individuals in Nursing Homes …………………….
3
Elder Abuse in Domestic Settings ………………………………
3-4
Elder Abuse in Institutional Settings ………………………......
4-5
Elder Abuse and the Prosecutor's Office
Office Organization ……………………………………………...
5-6
Training
Training to Understand Crimes against Elders ………………..
7-9
Training to Understand the Elder Victim ………………………
9
Victim's Services …………………………………………………………
10-13
Funding ……………………………………………………………………
13-14
Multidisciplinary Approach ……………………………………………..
14-15
Public Awareness …………………………………………………………
15-17
State Legislation
State Criminal Laws ……………………………………………….
17
State Mandatory Reporting Laws …………………………………
18
Special Trial Procedures and Evidentiary Rules …………………
18-19
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1
NATIONAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION
POLICY POSITIONS
ON
THE PROSECUTION OF ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND FINANCIAL
EXPLOITATION
Introduction:
Since May of 1986, the National District Attorneys Association has
become increasingly concerned about the growing problem of eld