Framing the detection of financial elder abuse as bystander intervention: Decision cues, pathways to detection and barriers to action

The Journal of Adult Protection

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 54-68

  Gilhooly, Mary L m ^a   Cairns, Deborah ^a   Davies, Miranda ^a   Harries, Priscilla ^a   Gilhooly, Kenneth J ^a   Notley, Elizabeth ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banking; Bystander intervention; Decision cues; Decision making; Elder care; Elder financial abuse; Elderly people; England; Older adults; Personal finance; Safeguarding; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875987119     PISSN: 14668203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14668201311313578     Document Type: Article

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