Pro Bono Net's LawHelp Interactive / Risk Detector Elder Justice Initiative
2017-VF-GX-K135
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$496,465
Older adults (65+)
Providing Assistance to OVC and EJI to Enhance the Capacity of Professionals, Providers, and Society to Better Respond to Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation
2015-VF-GX-K045
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$156,000
People with Dementia as Witnesses to Emotional Events
Date Published
April 2011
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
OVC FY 16 Project Beacon: Increasing Services for Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Victims of Sex Trafficking
2016-VT-BX-K055
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$450,000
Providing Assistance to OVC and EJI to Enhance the Capacity of Professionals, Providers, and Society to Better Respond
to Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation
2015-VF-GX-K045
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$149,894
OVC FY 16 Vision 21: State Civil Legal Services Hotline for Elder Crime Victims
Closing Date
Funding senior legal services programs in five states to provide legal assistance to older victims of crime. Due to the increased number of cases involving older adults, there is a new demand to provide legal assistance to these victims. Many older victims have questions about legal documents they receive in the mail, questions about potential fraud/exploitation committed by family members, caregivers, and even strangers, and/or...
National Council on Aging: Savvy Saving Seniors
This site provides seniors with information on avoiding scams, which can help them stay secure and independent longer.
U.S. Department of Justice: Elder Justice Initiative
This site serves as a resource for victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation and their families, practitioners who serve them, law enforcement agencies and prosecutors, and researchers seeking to understand and address this silent epidemic plaguing our Nation's elders. Victims and family members will find information about how to report and get assistance for victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation.
Victim-Oriented Multidisciplinary Responses to Statutory Rape: Training Guide
Date Published
February 2000
Series
Publication Type
Training (Handbook/Manual)
Agencies
OVC
Specialized and enhanced Services to victims of crime.
2013-VR-GX-K025
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$450,000
Specialized and enhanced Services to victims of crime.
2013-VR-GX-K025
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2013
$450,000
Responding to Elder Abuse: What Community Corrections Should Know DVD
Date Published
August 2010
Series
Publication Type
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OVC
Responding to Elder Abuse: What Judges and Court Personnel Should Know (DVD)
Date Published
August 2010
Series
Publication Type
Training,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC
National Victim Assistance Academy Resource Paper: Elder Abuse
Date Published
September 2012
Series
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC
Office of Justice Programs: Elder Abuse Special Feature
To address the need for resources and strategies related to elder abuse, the Office of Justice Programs presents this compilation of publications and related materials focusing on physical, sexual, and psychological abuse; neglect; and financial exploitation.
Bruising as a Forensic Marker of Physical Elder Abuse
Date Published
February 2009
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
National Elder Mistreatment Study
Date Published
March 2008
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Elderly Victims of Sexual Abuse and Their Offenders
Date Published
June 2006
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Bruising in the Geriatric Population
Date Published
June 2006
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
American Bar Association: Commission on Law and Aging
The Commission examines a wide range of legal issues affecting the elderly, including elder abuse. View the OVC-sponsored Commission report, Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams: A Replication Manual.
Course of Domestic Abuse among Chicago's Elderly: Risk Factors, Protective Behaviors, and Police Intervention
Date Published
December 2010
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
First Response to Victims of Crime -- Japanese
Date Published
December 2001
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OVC