Elder Abuse
Forensic, Legal and Medical Aspects
- 1st Edition - September 17, 2019
- Editor: Amy Carney
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 5 7 7 9 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 6 3 7 0 - 2
Elder Abuse: Forensic, Legal and Medical Aspects focuses on the psychological, financial and physical abuse and neglect that is widespread in elder abuse across socioecon… Read more
Elder Abuse: Forensic, Legal and Medical Aspects focuses on the psychological, financial and physical abuse and neglect that is widespread in elder abuse across socioeconomic levels. It provides expert information on forensic and legal topics that professionals need to understand to confront these crimes. The topics included are those most important in the detection and prosecution of elder abuse. Identification and epidemiology are discussed, as are types and presentations of abuse. Written at a level for both professionals and students who wish to gain a broader understanding of specific forensic topics in elder maltreatment, this book is an ideal source.
- Covers the physical, sexual, financial and psychological types of elder abuse
- Includes a section on domestic violence in the elderly, as well as wound identification
- Provides a multidisciplinary approach that is emphasized with special sections on death investigation, evidence collection, the medical examiner’s responsibilities, and the response of the justice system
Primary: Forensic Nurses, Medical Professionals, Legal Experts, Sexual Assault Investigators, Social Workers, and Psychiatric Professionals with elder abuse specialty. Secondary: University and College courses in: geriatrics, forensic science, forensic nursing and in sociology courses (interpersonal violence and sociology of aging).
1. Epidemiology of Elder Abuse and Neglect
2. Identification of Elder Abuse
3. Dementia and Memory Disorders in Abuse in the Elderly
4. Interpersonal Violence and the Elderly
5. Wound Identification and Physical Abuse
6. Sexual Assault And Rape of the Older Person
7. Psychological Abuse
8. Multidisciplinary Collaboration
9. Death Investigation
10. Medication and Substance Use and Misuse in the Elderly
11. The Medical Examiner Response
12. The Criminal Justice Response to Elder Abuse
2. Identification of Elder Abuse
3. Dementia and Memory Disorders in Abuse in the Elderly
4. Interpersonal Violence and the Elderly
5. Wound Identification and Physical Abuse
6. Sexual Assault And Rape of the Older Person
7. Psychological Abuse
8. Multidisciplinary Collaboration
9. Death Investigation
10. Medication and Substance Use and Misuse in the Elderly
11. The Medical Examiner Response
12. The Criminal Justice Response to Elder Abuse
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 17, 2019
- Language: English
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Amy Carney
Dr. Carney has practiced in geriatrics for many years, and is a professor in Geriatrics at California State University, San Marcos. She is a former sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE-A). Dr. Carney is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and has produced workshops in elder abuse for AAFS and the Ohio State Coroner’s Association. The results of her doctoral dissertation, Battery and Abuse in the Elderly: A Forensic Analysis have been presented both nationally and internationally. She has been published in Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, American Jails, Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, as well as several books and forensic learning series.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Director for the School of Nursing, Associate Professor, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA, USARead Elder Abuse on ScienceDirect