Enhancing the justice system's response to elder abuse: Discussions and recommendations of the "improving prosecution" working group of The National Policy Summit on Elder Abuse

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 31-54

  Heisler, Candace J ^a   Stiegel, Lori A ^b  

^a Heisler and Associates   (United States)

^b ABA Commn Leg Prob of the Elderly   (United States)

Author keywords

Attorney General; Criminal justice system; Elder abuse; Elder Justice Act; Fatality review teams; Federal and state initiatives; Forensics; Law enforcement; Medical examiner coroner; Multidisciplinary; Promising practices; Prosecution; Research; Statutory reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442448671     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v14n04_05     Document Type: Review

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