Worth Reading and Watching
Author: Robert Mead, J. D., M. L. S..
Source: Volume 19, Number 04, Spring 2017 , pp.81-82(2)
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Abstract:
This research review summarizes the major findings and conclusions of “Assessing Undue Influence” by Daniel A. Plotkin, James E. Spar, & Howard L. Horwitz focuses on the proper scope for this expert testimony and “All Elder Abuse Perpetrators Are Not Alike: The Heterogeneity of Elder Abuse Perpetrators and Implications for Intervention” by Shelly L. Jackson updates Dr. Rosalie Wolf’s 1990 chapter examining elder abuse perpetrators.Keywords: vulnerability of the victim; excessive persuasion; equity of the result; victim and perpetrator characteristics; caregiver stress; culpability; factors key to developing a continuum of interventions
Affiliations:
1: Washington State Law Library.