Worth Reading
Author: Robert A. Mead, J. D., M. L. S..
Source: Volume 09, Number 05, January/February 2007 , pp.69-71(3)
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Abstract:
This research review summarizes the major findings of the article “The 51st State—The “State of Denial”: A Comparative Exploration of Penal Statutory Responses to ‘Criminal’ Elder Abuse in Canada and the United States”, by Laura Watts and Leah Sandu, 14 Elder Law J. 207 (2006) and “Elder Abuse and Neglect in Long-Term Care”, by Seema Joshi and Joseph H. Flaherty, 21 Clinics in Geriatric Medicine: Elder Abuse and Neglect 333 (May 2005).Keywords: Canadians in a state of denial regarding the need for criminal elder abuse statutes; risk factors associated with elder abuse and neglect
Affiliations:
1: University of Kansas.