Elder Justice, Ageism, and Elder Abuse

Nerenberg, Lisa

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“…Some ethnic groups have been shown to have higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease, which is presumed to be related to life stress. As well, “…studies have found that poverty, substandard housing, low education rates, and underemployment are correlated with poor cognitive performance” (Nerenberg, 2019, p. 134). These double-disadvantaged groups should be prioritized for support.…”

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Preventing Harm to Vulnerable Older Adults: A Social Justice Perspective

Braun

2021

Research on Social Work Practice

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This article presents the results from a qualitative study that explored how legislation in British Columbia, intended to protect vulnerable adults from harm, is implemented in practice. The legislation contains guiding principles that require the least restrictive and minimally intrusive form of support or intervention be used and that the adult’s wishes be respected. Sixteen professionals who work as elder abuse responders in British Columba participated in this study through interviews and a focus group. Fifteen of the study participants were social workers. Grounded theory method was used, and themes were identified. The first theme reveals that responders prefer to obtain older adult consent to service provider involvement, rather than forcing compliance by using statutory authority. The second theme reveals that responders may not be able to intervene in a minimally intrusive manner because of resource shortages and organizational structural issues. These findings have human rights and social justice implications.

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Preventing Harm to Vulnerable Older Adults: A Social Justice Perspective

Braun

2021

Research on Social Work Practice

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“…Older people are at low risk of random violent attacks by strangers. Instead, older people face the risk of elder abuse where someone known to them (usually a family member or carer) inflicts violence, often within a residential environment (Nerenberg, 2019). When it comes to crimes against property, older people are particularly at risk of distraction burglaries (where someone gains access to the older person's home under false pretences) (Andrews, 2015).…”

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“…Older victims of crime are more likely than other adult age groups to have an existing unbalanced power dynamic relationship between themselves and those who perpetrate the crime against them (Brown and Gordon, 2019a;HMCPI and HMICFRS, 2019). A typical example is elder abuse cases where the perpetrator is often a family member or carer (Nerenberg, 2019). The victims, in such cases, are vulnerable, as they are at risk of further victimisation during ongoing relationships and contact.…”

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“…the health of a partner or carer. Lengthy delays also mean that those suffering elder abuse (Nerenberg, 2019), at the hands of someone known to them, are at increased risk of retaliation or intimidation if a court does not put in place an appropriate protective order. In Northern Ireland there is no formal mechanism for expediting cases involving older vulnerable victims and witnesses, meaning too often justice delayed is justice denied.…”

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“…The experience of women, children, young people, those with disabilities, and ethnic and sexual minorities is often particularly problematic (Christie, 1986;Sharp and Atherton, 2007;Sherry, 2010;Hohl and Stanko, 2015;Fitz-Gibbon and Walklate, 2018). While previously an overlooked social group in the body of existing literature, academic attention is turning to explore the experiences of older victims of crime (Harbison, 2016;Bows, 2019;Nerenberg, 2019;Fraga Dominguez et al, in press). These insightful studies have primarily focused on the impact of crime on older people.…”

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2020

Ageing and Society

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This article investigates the implications of recent research findings that establish that older victims of crime are less likely to obtain procedural justice than other age groups. It explores original empirical data from the United Kingdom that finds evidence of a systemic failure amongst agencies to identify vulnerability in the older population and to put in place appropriate support mechanisms to allow older victims to participate fully in the justice system. The article discusses how the legally defined gateways to additional support, which are currently relied upon by many common law jurisdictions, disadvantage older victims and require reimagining. It argues that international protocols, especially the current European Union Directive on victims’ rights, are valuable guides in this process of re-conceptualisation. To reduce further the inequitable treatment of older victims, the article advocates for jurisdictions to introduce a presumption in favour of special assistance for older people participating in the justice system.

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Older Adults and Ageism

Chang¹

2022

The International Encyclopedia of Health Communication

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This entry begins with an introduction to criteria and language used to describe older adults and ageism as a form of social injustice. It then reviews how ageism in media, intergenerational communication, and institutional practices and policy shapes the meaning of old age and influences health. Ageism in media encompasses media underrepresentation and stereotyping of older adults that cultivates a biased understanding of aging. Ageism in intergenerational communication has been examined from four theoretical perspectives that provide explanations of out‐group discrimination and age‐adapted communication styles. Structural and institutional ageism involves inequities in healthcare resource allocation, research participation, and training in geriatrics. This entry ends with a summary of emerging evidence on the short‐term and long‐term impacts of ageism on older adults' health.

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Elder Justice, Ageism, and Elder Abuse

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