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| Enhancing victim safety through collaboration | | Author(s) | Bonnie Brandl, Carmel Bitondo Dyer, Candace J Heisler |
| Journal title | Care Management Journals, vol 7, no 2, Summer 2006 |
| Pages | pp 64-72 |
| Source | http://www.springerpub.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Crime prevention ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Elder abuse is associated with morbid and lethal outcomes. In some cases of elder abuse - particularly those involving domestic violence - uninformed or improperly executed interventions can result in serious harm to the victims. Professionals from various disciplines may themselves be at risk during encounters with perpetrators. This article provides an overview of potentially dangerous scenarios of elder abuse such as homicide, homicide/suicide, strangulation, and stalking. Intervention strategies such as lethality assessments and safety planning are described. A case scenario illustrates the value of an interdisciplinary response to enable victim safety. This article reviews potential lethality factors and the steps that can be taken to enhance the safety of victims, their families, and the professionals who serve them. This article also appears as a chapter in Brandl et al's forthcoming "Elder abuse detection and intervention: a collaborative approach' (Springer Publishing, New York). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070508225 A |
| Classmark | QNT: TWF: 7T |
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