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Abstract: 

In January 2003, a panel group was convened in Indianapolis, Indiana, to discuss the ever growing problem of crimes, particularly fraud and electronic, committed against our elder population. The host of this panel was the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and their Great Lakes Regional Offices. The usual criminal justice community members were all in attendance including representatives from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern Indiana District Federal Court, FBI, Secret Service, Indiana Attorney General, Indiana Prosecuting Attorney’s Council, Indiana Court of Appeals, Indiana State Police, and localand county police agencies. Also at the table was Indiana’s state Adult Protective Services (APS) program coordinator from their Family and Social Services Administration. That is a significant gain. First of all it is significant that the criminal justice community turned out en masse to discuss areas of crime concerning the elderly. Second, the same criminal justice community, a traditionally close-to-the-vest type group, chose to include APS thus indicating the beginnings of acceptance of a “social service entity” into a heretofore closed society.

Keywords: financial fraud of elders as a primary concern

Affiliations:  1: Indiana Family and Social Service Administration.