How To Senior Citizen Vulnerability Profile Stuart A. VanMeveren District Attorney Eighth Judicial District 123 North College Avenue Suite 303 Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 Senior citizens and at-risk persons can be the targets of unscrupulous and illegal practices. Each time victimization occurs, there are usually warning signs and ways to prevent it. However, such prevention requires self-awareness, the awareness of family or friends, and prior planning.
Most victims are at-risk adults.
The General Assembly therefore finds that penalties for specified crimes committed against at-risk adults should be more severe than the penalties for the commission of said crimes against other members of society. Then, if it appears that vulnerability is high, make plans to reduce the opportunity for problems. Loneliness is often a prerequisite for overreacting to offers by those who do not have your best interests at heart. Confidence criminals use loneliness as a pathway to your bank account. Many people do not realize that these powers can be limited, changed, or revoked and that there is no official watchdog.