Defining elder abuse

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 285-304

  Brammer, Alison ^a   Biggs, Simon ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Definitions; Elder abuse; Law Commission; Protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012053817     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09649069808410253     Document Type: Article

References (52)

1. Action on Elder Abuse (1994) Newsletter. Mitcham: Age Concern.
2. Action on Elder Abuse (1995) Every body 's Business, Mitcham: Age Concern.
3. Age Concern (1986) The Law and Vulnerable Elderly People, London: Age Concern.
4. Biggs, S. (1995) ‘The development of an elder abuse policy in Britain’, Social Work in Europe 2(3): 30-1.
5. Biggs, S. (1996a) ‘A family concern: elder abuse in British social policy’, Critical Social Policy 16(2): 63-88.
6. Biggs, S. (1996b) ‘Elder abuse and the policing of community care’, Generations Review 6(2): 2-4.
7. Biggs, S. and Kingston, P. (1995) ‘Elder abuse in Europe’, Social Work in Europe 2(3): 1-2.
8. Biggs, S., Phillipson, C. and Kingston, P. (1995) Elder Abuse in Perspective, Buckinghamshire: Open University Press.
9. Block, M. and Sinnott, I. (1979) The Battered Elder Syndrome, Maryland: University of Maryland Press.
10. Blumer, H. (1971) ‘Social problems as collective behaviour’, Social Problems 18(3): 298-306.
11. Bond, J. (1992) ‘The politics of caregiving; the professionalisation of community care', Ageing & Society 12: 5-21.
12. Brammer, A. (1994) ‘The Registered Homes Act: safeguarding the elderly?’, Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 16: 423.
13. Brammer, A. (1996) ‘Elder abuse in the UK: a new jurisdiction?’, International Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect 8(2): 33.
14. Bytheway, B. (1994) Ageism, Buckinghamshire: Open University Press.
15. Centre for Policy on Ageing (1884) Home Life: A Code of Practice for Residential Care, London: CPA.
16. Eagle (1994) ‘A view from the eyrie’, editorial, 2(6).
17. Eastman, M. (1984) Old Age Abuse, Mitcham: Age Concern.
18. Eastman, M. and Sutton, M. (1982) ‘Granny battering’, Geriatric Medicine, November: 11-15.
19. Estes, C. (1979) The Aging Enterprise, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
20. Finch, J. (1995) ‘Responsibilities, obligations and commitments’, in I. Allen and E. Perkins (eds) The Future of Family Care for Older People, London: HMSO.
21. Gelles, R. and Loseke, D. (eds) (1993) Current Controversies on Domestic Violence, Newbury Park: Sage.
22. Glendenning, F. (1993) ‘What is elder abuse and neglect?’, in P. Decalmer and F. Glendenning (eds) The Mistreatment of Elderly People, London: Sage.
23. Hallett, C. (1995) ‘Child abuse: an academic overview’, in P. Kingston and B. Penhale (eds) Family Violence and the Caring Professions, London: Macmillan.
24. Hudson, M. F. (1989) ‘Analyses of the concepts of elder mistreatment: abuse and neglect’, Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect 1(1): 5.
25. Hughes, B. (1995) Older People and Community' Care, Buckinghamshire: Open University Press.
26. Hugman, R. (1994) ‘Social work and case management in the UK: models of professionalism and elderly people'. Ageing & Society 14: 237-53.
27. Hugman, R. (1995) ‘The implications of the term “elder abuse” for problem definition and response in health and social welfare’. Journal of Social Policy 24(4): 493.
28. Kingston, P. and Penhale, B. (1995) Family Violence and the Caring Professions, London: Macmillan.
29. Korgaonkar, G. and Tribe, D. (1995) Law for Nurses, London: Cavendish Press.
30. Law Commission (1995) Mental Incapacity (Law Com. No. 231), London: HMSO.
31. Le Grand, J. and Bartlett, W. (1993) Quasi-Markets and Social Policy, Basingstoke: Macmillan.
32. Leroux, T. and Petrunik, M. (1990) ‘The construction of elder abuse as a social problem: a Canadian perspective’, International Journal of Health Seri’ices 20(4): 651-63.
33. Lord Chancellor’s Department (1997) Who Decides? Making Decisions on Behalf of Mentally Incapacitated Adults, London: The Stationery Office.
34. McCreadie, C. (1996) Elder Abuse: Update on Research, London: Age Concern Institute of Gerontology.
35. Nair, P. and Mayberry, J. (1995) ‘The compulsory removal of elderly people in England and Wales under s.47 of the National Assistance Act 1948’, Age and Ageing 24: 180.
36. Ogg, J. and Bennett, G. (1992) ‘Elder abuse in Britain’, British Medical Journal 305: 998-9.
37. O’Leary, K. D. (1993) ‘Through a psychological lens: personality traits, personality disorders, and levels of violence’, in R. Gelles and D. Loseke (eds) Current Controversies on Domestic Violence, Newbury Park: Sage.
38. O’Malley, H., Segel, H. and Perez, R. (1979) Elder Abuse in Massachusetts, Boston: Legal Research and Services to the Elderly.
39. Parton, N. (1985) The Politics of Child Abuse, London: Macmillan.
40. Penhale, B. (1993) ‘The abuse of elderly people: considerations from practice’, British Journal of Social Work 23(2): 95-112.
41. Penhale, B. and Kingston, P. (1995) ‘Elder abuse: an overview of recent and current developments’, Health and Social Care in the Community 3(5): 311-20.
42. Phillips, L. (1986) ‘Theoretical explanations of elder abuse’, in K. Pillemer and R. Wolf (eds) Elder Abuse, Dover: Auburn House.
43. Phillipson, C. (1992) ‘Family care in Great Britain’, in J. Kosburg (ed.) Family Care for the Elderly in a Changing World, New York: Sage.
44. Phillipson, C. and Biggs, S. (1992) Understanding Elder Abuse, London: Longmans.
45. Pillemer, K. and Wolf, R. (1986) Elder Abuse: Conflict in the Family, Dover: Auburn House.
46. Pritchard, J. (1993) ‘Gang warfare’. Community Care, 8 July: 22-3.
47. Smith, J. and Hogan, B. (1992) Criminal Law, London: Butterworths.
48. Social Services Inspectorate (1989) Homes Are For Living In, London: HMSO.
49. Social Services Inspectorate (1992) Confronting Elder Abuse, London: HMSO.
50. Social Services Inspectorate (1993) No Longer Afraid: The Safeguard of Older People in Domestic Settings, London: HMSO.
51. Wagner, G. (1988) A Positive Choice, London: National Institute for Social Work.
52. Williams, C. (1993) ‘Vulnerable victims? Current awareness of the victimisation of people with learning disabilities’, Disability, Handicap and Society 8(2): 161.