Centre for Policy on Ageing
 

 
Introducing a framework for defining financial abuse of the elderly
Author(s)Kathleen H Wilber, Sandra L Reynolds
Journal titleJournal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 8, no 2, 1996
Pagespp 61-80
Sourcehttp://www.tandfonline.com
KeywordsElder abuse ; Financial services [older people] ; United States of America.
AnnotationVery little has been written specifically on financial abuse in the literature on elder abuse. Financial abuse of older people remains difficult to detect and prosecute, in part, because it is poorly understood and ill-defined. The purpose of this article is to begin the task of specifically identifying older people who have been subjected to abuse. The interaction of these factors, which are analysed to help better identify abuse situations, are: characteristics of the older person that suggest vulnerability to abuse; the nature of the relationship between the suspected wrongdoer and the older person; the outcomes and interests served by the relationship; and the type of influence used by the suspected wrongdoer.
Accession NumberCPA-970123012 A
ClassmarkQNT: J: 7T

Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing
...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing.
 
CPA home >> Ageinfo Database >> Last modified: Fri 21 Sep 2018, © CPA 2018 Queries to: webmaster@cpa.org.uk