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Adult protection service laws — a comparison of state statutes from definition to case closure
Author(s)	Jini L Roby, Richard Sullivan
Journal title	Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 12, no 3/4, 2000
Pages	pp 17-52
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Management [care] ; Law ; United States of America.
Annotation	While there have been dramatic changes in US legislation on elder and child abuse at US federal and state levels in the last three decades, there remains considerable variation in laws between states, leading to difficulty in obtaining comparative data and in co-ordinating implementation of services across state lines. These legislative variations are examined with reference to how abuse is defined, the reporting statutes, investigative methods, temporary and permanent court interventions, and protective services provided under the laws of all fifty of the United States and the District of Columbia. Current elder abuse literature is examined, and suggestions are made accordingly for new legislation. Statutes referred to include those already in force in 1998, and statutes which became effective in 1999. All jurisdictions are referred to as "states", including the District of Columbia (DC) which is technically a federal district. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010509202 A
Classmark	QNT: QA: VR: 7T
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