Elder Mistreatment:

Elder Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in an Aging America

Elder Mistreatment: was written by Panel to Review Risk and Prevalence of Elder Abuse and Neglect, National Research Council, Committee on National Statistics, and Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. The 570 page book was published by National Academies Press in 2003 (originally in 2002) with an ISBN 10 of 0309084342. Most books are now available in ebook, pdf and audible formats. If you need more information about this publication, it can be purchased at Amazon.com or Google Books. If the book is older and/or out of print book try to locate a copy on eBay.com. Elder Mistreatment: mentions 1 serial killers including Richard Laurence Marquette. The author Panel to Review Risk and Prevalence of Elder Abuse and Neglect has 1 book(s) listed on Killer.Cloud used for the purpose of documenting facts about Serial Killers listed in our database.

Book Summary

Since the late 1970s when Congressman Claude Pepper held widely publicized hearings on the mistreatment of the elderly, policy makers and practitioners have sought ways to protect older Americans from physical, psychological, and financial abuse. Yet, during the last 20 years fewer than 50 articles have addressed the shameful problem that abusers-and sometimes the abused themselves-want to conceal. Elder Mistreatment in an Aging America takes a giant step toward broadening our understanding of the mistreatment of the elderly and recommends specific research and funding strategies that can be used to deepen it. The book includes a discussion of the conceptual, methodological, and logistical issues needed to create a solid research base as we...