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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
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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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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
Page 2
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
i
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
Page 4
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