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Elder Abuse and the Courts Working Group Meeting
Supplemental Reference Materials

These reference materials are being provided SOLELY as supplemental resources. They are not required reading in preparation for the April 18-19, 2006 meeting. They have been made available in an electronic format for you to review at your leisure.

 
Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacity: A Handbook for Lawyers. ABA Commission on Law and Aging and the American Psychological Association (2005).

 

Blum, Bennett. The “Undue Influence Worksheet” and “Ideal Protocol” – An Introduction.  Tucson : AZ: Bennett Bloom, M.D., Inc. (2005).
Brandal, Bonnie. Assessing for Abuse in Later Life. National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (2004).
Conference of State Court Administrators. Resolution 4: In Support of the National Center for State Courts’ “Elder Abuse and the Courts Working Group”. Adopted as proposed by the Courts, Children and Families Committee at the COSCA 2005 Mid-Year Meeting, San Diego , California , December 9, 2005 .
Elder Abuse Prevalence and Incidence. National Center on Elder Abuse Fact Sheet. National Center on Elder Abuse (2005).
Facts About Law and the Elderly. ABA Division for Media and Public Affairs (1998).
Fuller, Lauren .  Elder Justice Act Summary Update.  U.S. Senate Committee on Health Education, Labor, and Pensions. Materials prepared for the Elder Abuse and the Courts Working Group National Meeting, April 17-19, 2006 , Williamsburg , VA.
Greenwood , Paul and Candace J. Heisler. Elder Abuse: A Presentation for the American Judges Association (2004). A PowerPoint presentation.
Hall, Ryan C.W., Richard C.W. Hall, and Marsha J. Chapman. “Exploitation of the Elderly: Influence as a Form of Elder Abuse.” Clinical Geriatrics, vol. 13, no. 2 (February 2005): 28-36.
Heisler, Candace J. Elder Abuse and the Criminal Justice System: New Awareness, New Responses.” Generations, vol. 14, no. 2 (Summer 2000): 52-58.
National Adult Protective Services Association Organizational Description.
National Guardianship Network. National Wingspan Implementation Session: Action Steps on Adult Guardianship Progress (2005).
Office on Violence Against Women. Training Grants to Stop Abuse and Sexual Assault Against Older Individuals or Individuals with Disabilities. Office on Violence Against Women Handout.
Quinn, May Joy. “Undoing Undue Influence.” Generations, vol. 14, no. 2 (Summer 2000): 65-69.
Report on State’s Adult Protective Services Responses to Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults Executive Summary. National Adult Protective Services Association.
Rothman, Max B., Burton D. Dunlop, and Laura R. Seff. Adapting Trial Court Performance Standards to an Aging Society: Guardianship, Self-Service, and Criminal Cases Involving Elder Mistreatment and Domestic Violence. N. Miami , FL : The Center on Aging Robert Stempel School of Public Health College of Health and Urban Affairs Florida International University (March 2006).
Stiegel, Lori. “The Changing Role of the Courts in Elder Abuse Cases.” Generations, vol. 14, no. 2 (Summer 2000): 59-64.
Summary Report for the National Center on Elder Abuse: Problems Facing State APS Programs and Resources Needed. National Adult Protective Services Association (January 2003).
Tatara, Toshio, et al. The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study Final Report. National Center on Elder Abuse in collaboration with Westat, Inc. (September 1998).
Teaster, Pamela B, et al. The 2004 Survey of State Adult Protective Services: Abuse of Adults 60 Years of Age and Older. The National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and The National Adult Protective Services Association (February 2006).
U.S. Government Accountability Office. Guardianships—Collaboration Needed to Protect Incapacitated Elderly People. U.S. Government Accountability Office, Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging , U.S. Senate (July 2004).

 

 

 

 

 

 



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