Responding to Elder Abuse: What Law Enforcement Should Know - Office for Victims of Crime
Channel: ElderAbuseCA
Date: 2012-11-15

Responding to Elder Abuse: What Law Enforcement Should Know (August 2010) OVC, NCJ 223413.
This 15-minute video (NCJ 223413) is one of a series of three DVDs on elder abuse created for specific audiences. The video describes what law enforcement officers can do when they encounter elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation in residences, nursing homes, or other long-term care facilities. It includes basic information about locating appropriate referral resources for intervention and support for the older abuse victim, following mandatory reporting laws, and working collaboratively with other organizations. This DVD was produced by Video/Action under contract number GS-23F-0094F (Order No. 2006F_104), awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

For copies of the DVD or more information about the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) call the OVC Resource Center at 800-851-3420 or visit the OVC Web site at www.ovc.gov.

OVC and OVC-sponsored publications on Elder Mistreatment are at  
http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/topic.aspx?topicid=100