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Elder Safety Zones  


Author:  Roslyn K. Myers, J.D., M.A.


Source: Volume 18, Number 05, January/February 2016 , pp.67-69(3)




Victimization of the Elderly and Disabled

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Abstract: 

Elder Safety Zones are what the name implies: zones where the vulnerable population is given special protections because there are many elderly living in the area. In this article the constitutionality of ordinances banning registered sex offenders from entering places where seniors are likely to gather is challenged in several states.

Keywords: American Civil Liberties Union; Doe v. Police Commissioner of Boston; Exclusion Zones; King v. Town of Ayer; Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006

Affiliations:  1: managing editor of VED.

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