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Elder sexual abuse
— research findings and clinical issues | | Author(s) | Holly Ramsey-Klawsnik |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 20, no 4, 2008 |
| Publisher | The Haworth Press, Inc., 2008 |
| Pages | pp 301-400 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Sexual activity ; Crime ; Research Reviews ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Sexual abuse is arguably the most overlooked form of elder abuse, and this is the first time that the Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect has devoted a special issue to the subject, with five articles by US specialists. First, Karla Vierthieider considers why elder sexual abuse victims ave been overlooked, by providing an historical perspective on social and professional reactions to sexual assault in general and elder sexual abuse in particular. Second, Christine A Poulos and Daniel J Sheridan discuss physiological changes occurring with menopause that affect injuries associated with sexual assault, by reviewing studies. Third, a research article compares routes of reporting in the US, either to the criminal justice system (CJS) or the Adult Protective Service (APS), in 284 cases of alleged elder sexual abuse in the US. Fourth come selected findings from the first US national study of sexual abuse in care facilities; the focus in on alleged and confirmed perpetrators, almost all of whom were facility staff or residents. Lastly, two clinical social workers use case examples to discuss efforts in Massachusetts to equip protective service workers to respond effectively to alleged and confirmed elder sexual abuse. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090601209 A |
| Classmark | QNT: BIU: TWA: 3A:6KC: 7T |
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