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Resources in this section contain information related to older adults as the
victims of crime, elder abuse, and consumer fraud.
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Federal Crime and Elder Abuse Related Agencies
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Other Crime and Elder Abuse Organizations
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Other Crime and Elder Abuse Resources
FEDERAL CRIME AND ELDER ABUSE RELATED AGENCIES
- Administration On Aging — Elder Rights & Resources - Elder Abuse
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/eldfam/Elder_Rights/Elder_Abuse/Elder_Abuse.asp
- This site contains general information on elder abuse and links to related resources.
- Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov
- Department of Justice: Elder Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/elderjustice.htm
(web site not available as of April 2005)
- The Elder Justice website contains information on the activities of the
Justice Department regarding the victimization of the elderly. The site
includes links to cases, speeches, and publications of the Department.
- Office for Victims of Crime: Elder Abuse
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/help/ea.htm
- The Office for Victims of Crime was established in 1984 to oversee the
programs that benefit the victims of crime. The Elder Abuse website contains
links to other organizations that might be helpful to elderly victims of
crimes.
- Federal Citizen Information Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
- The Federal Citizen Information Center, established in 1970, is part of the United
States General Services Administration. This center distributes the huge variety
of consumer booklets published by the federal government. Full text of the
Consumer Resource Handbook and brochures are contained at this site. The
brochures are grouped by topic or can be searched by keyword.
- Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/
- The Federal Trade Commission enforces "a variety of federal antitrust and
consumer protection laws." Its web site contains news releases, commission
actions, speeches, full text of advisory opinions and testimony, and consumer
publications. Searching the web site by keyword is available. The site is
updated frequently.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
http://www.ncjrs.org/
- The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a collection of
clearinghouses which supports "all the bureaus of the U.S. Department of
Justice, Office of Justice Programs: the National Institute of Justice, the
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office for Victims of Crime,
and the OJP Program Offices." The Justice Information Center, a service of the
NCJRS, provides access to summaries or full text of documents. The documents are
arranged by topic: corrections, courts, crime prevention, statistics, drugs and
crime, international information, juvenile justice, law enforcement, research
and evaluation, victims, and current highlights. A list of new documents added
to the site is updated daily. Easy access is available through keyword searches.
An example of information available is:
- Crimes Against Persons Age 65 or Older 1992-1997
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cpa6597.htm
- The report compares crime rates for the elderly with crime rates of other
age groups and discusses trends in these crimes. Full text is available online
and in print.
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OTHER CRIME AND ELDER ABUSE ORGANIZATIONS
- AARP — Elder Abuse
http://www.aarp.org/research/legal/elderabuse
- This site contains general information about elder abuse and includes links to related topics.
- Minnesota Center Against Violence & Abuse - Elder Abuse
http://www.mincava.umn.edu/elderv.asp
- The Minnesota Center Against Violence & Abuse at the University of Minnesota works
with organizations at the state and national level to develop educational programs,
conducts research projects, and serves as an international resource on violence and abuse issues.
The Center's site offers access to its publications and reports. This web page contains links
to full text of articles, fact sheets, and other resources concerning elder abuse and neglect.
- National Center on Elder Abuse
http://www.elderabusecenter.org/
- The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) is a consortium of six partners:
National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA), the lead agency;
Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly of the American Bar Association
(ABA); the Clearinghouse on Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly of the University
of Delaware (CANE); the San Francisco Consortium for Elder Abuse Prevention of
the Goldman Institute on Aging (GIOA); the National Association of Adult
Protective Services Administrators (NAAPSA); and the National Committee to
Prevent Elder Abuse (NCPEA). NCEA is funded by a grant from the U.S.
Administration on Aging. The site provides a wealth of information on the basic
issues and resources of elder abuse including bibliographies, publications to
order, research projects, statistics, and links to many other resources. The
"news" section contains directories, explanations of the current law and links
to various state laws.
- National Consumer Law Center
http://www.consumerlaw.org
- This nonprofit corporation, founded in 1969, provides "legal advocates with
technical and expert assistance, training and publications that cover all major
topics in consumer law." The website contains consumer information such as:
- New York Elder Abuse Coalition
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dfta/html/nyeac_home.html
(web site not available as of April 2005)
- The New York Elder Abuse Coalition aims "to increase public awareness of the
problems of elder abuse and to identify elder abuse services." Steering
committee members are from various New York City and state government offices,
universities, and religious organizations. Even though this web site focuses on
New York, it offers general information on the signs and symptoms of elder abuse
and responds to frequently asked questions.
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OTHER CRIME AND ELDER ABUSE RESOURCES
- American Bar Association Facts About Law and the Elderly
http://www.abanet.org/media/factbooks/eldtoc.html
- This fact book, compiled by the American Bar Association Commission on Law
and the Elderly, addresses common elder abuse issues.
- Elder Abuse Information
http://www.elder-abuse-information.com/index.htm
- Brayton Purcell, a law firm with offices in California, Oregon, and Utah,
handles elder abuse cases. The law firm’s web site covers such topics as
recognizing abuse, reporting abuse, legal rights, pain management, and choosing
care. It includes recent legal, legislative, and medical news, and links to
additional resources.
- Elder Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in Aging America
http://search.nap.edu/books/0309084342/html/
- This National Research Council of the National Academies book was
commissioned by the National Institute of Aging/National Institutes of Health
(NIH/NIA) to review risk and prevalence of elder abuse and neglect. The book
includes analysis of elder abuse, guidelines for measurement of mistreatment,
risk factors, screening and case identification, and research ethics. The text
is available free online or can be purchased in hard copy.
- Michael Schwartz' Compendium of Elder Abuse Law
http://www.elderabuselaw.com/
- Schwartz, a California lawyer, developed this website which focuses on
California law but also offers information on elder abuse remedies and selected
nursing home cases. It includes links to other elder abuse sites.
- Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Resource Center
http://www.nursinghomealert.com
- Motley Rice, LLC, a full-service law firm with offices in South Carolina,
Rhode Island, and Louisiana, provides legal services in a variety of areas such
as healthcare fraud and nursing home abuse. This web site offers general
information on ways to prevent, recognize and stop nursing home abuse and
neglect. Topics include assessing and paying for care, signs of abuse, medical
issues, patient rights, and what you can do. Keyword searching and links to
other additional resources are provided.
- PALawHELP.org
http://www.palawhelp.org/PA/index.cfm/County/%20/demoMode/%3D%201/Language/1/State/PA/TextOnly/N/ZipCode/%20/LoggedIn/0/so/1
- PALawHELP.org is a free service funded by a grant from the Legal Services
Corporation and supported by Pennsylvania Legal Services. Pennsylvania Legal
Services and Neighborhood Legal Services Association maintain the web site,
created by Pro Bono.net. This guide to legal information and free civil legal
services is arranged in broad categories such as consumer, disability, elder law,
health care, immigration, public benefits, children and families, education,
employment, housing and shelter, migrant issues, and veteran issues.
- Protecting Senior Texans – Attorney General of Texas
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/elder/elder.shtml
- This site is operated by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas and contains
consumer brochures and consumer protection information for seniors.
- Stetson University Elder Law Center
http://www.law.stetson.edu/excellence/elderlaw/
- The Elder Law Center at Stetson University College of Law was established in
1995. It maintains a web site where current cases and materials pertaining to
aging can be found as well as extensive links to other related sources including
elder abuse.
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This page was last updated:
10/20/2006
Please send questions, comments, and requests for additional
information to
Cecily Giardina, chg3@psu.edu
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