Manthorpe, J. & Samsi, K. (2015). Care professionals' understanding of the new criminal offences created by the Mental Capacity Act 2005. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(4), 384-392.
This section suggests a selection of international publications on mistreatment of older adults that have been published since 2007. A scientific literature review is carried out every six months in order to regularly enhance this reference list.
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Mears, J. (2015). Violence Against Older Women : Activism, Social Justice, and Social Change. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 27, 500-513.
Muller, L. S. & Fink-Samnick, E. (2015). Legal & Regulatory Issues. Mandatory Reporting: Let's Clear Up the Confusion. Professional Case Management, 20(4), 199-203.
Themes:
Laws/ rights and freedoms/ legal aspects* and reporting*
Oosterhof, P. D. (2015). Foreword. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 27(4-5), 277-285.
Sossou, M-A. & Yogtiba, J. A. (2015). Abuse, Neglect, and Violence Against Elderly Women in Ghana : Implications for Social Justice and Human Rights. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 27, 422-427.
Bennett, A. E. (2014). San Francisco Faces Charges of Elder Abuse. Victimization Of The Elderly & Disabled, 17(1), 1-13.
Bourret, R.,Vialla, F., Martinez, E. & Cazaledes, D. (2014). Maltraitance en institution : les évolutions du droit pénal français. Revue droit et santé, (61), 1528-1535.
Brydon, K. (2014). The rights of older people? Reflections on one institutional response to ageing. Reflective Practice, 15(2), 119-130.
Themes:
Laws/ rights and freedoms/ legal aspects* and prevention*
Daly, J. M. & Jogerst, G. J. (2014). Multidisciplinary team legislative language associated with elder abuse investigations. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 26(1), 44-59.
Dufour, M.-H. (2014). Définitions et manifestations du phénomène de l’exploitation financière des personnes âgées. Revue générale de droit, 44(2), 235-304.