A forensic medical examination form for improved documentation and prosecution of elder abuse

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 109-119

  Koin, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Forensic; Justice; Neglect; Protocol

Indexed keywords

EID: 17044427045     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v15n03_07     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. California Senate Bill 502, Chapter 579 (2001). An act to add Section 11161.2 to the Penal Code, relating to domestic violence and elder and dependent adult abuse and neglect.
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4. Fulmer, T., Guadagno, L., Dyer, B.D., Connolly M.T. (2004). Progress in elder abuse screening and assessment instruments. Journal of American Geriatrics Society 52, 297-304.
5. Peterson, M.P. (2002, June 28). California Medical Training Center (CMTC): Developing Forensic Medical Examiner Programs. Unsilenced from Survival to Success, A Quarterly Sexual Assault Prosecution Newsletter by the California District Attorneys Association, 2(4), 1-5.
6. Pillemer, K. (2000, October 18). Critical Research Needs in the Study of Elder Abuse. Elder Justice: Medical Forensic Issues Concerning Abuse and Neglect. Washington, DC.
7. Sanders, A. B. (2000, October 18). Elder Justice Roundtable: An Emergency Room Perspective. Elder Justice: Medical Forensic Issues Concerning Abuse and Neglect. Washington, D.C.
8. Thomas, R. W. (2000, October 18). Elder Abuse and Neglect: Forensic Medical Evidence. Elder Justice: Medical Forensic Issues Concerning Abuse and Neglect. Washington, DC.