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Assessing knowledge of elder financial abuse — a first step in enhancing prosecutions
Author(s)	Sheri C Gibson, Edie Greene
Journal title	Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, vol 25, no 2, March/May 2013
Publisher	Taylor and Francis, March/May 2013
Pages	pp 162-182
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Financial services [older people] ; Elder abuse ; Crime ; The Judiciary ; Attitude ; United States of America.
Annotation	In the US, financial exploitation by a family member is the most common form of elder mistreatment, yet it is a difficult crime to detect and prosecute. Psychologists have traditionally assisted prosecution by assessing decision making capacity and opining in court whether an alleged victim was able to consent to the contested transactions. This article proposes and evaluates a novel form of psychological expertise in financial abuse trials - social framework testimony, to re-educate jurors who are misinformed about aspects of this largely hidden crime. Findings suggest that, as in cases of child and spousal abuse, social framework testimony on the general dispositional situational factors inherent in elder financial abuse may enhance prosecutions. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-130531203 A
Classmark	J: QNT: TWA: VY: DP: 7T
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