Multi-Site Assessment of Five Court-Focused Elder Abuse Initiatives. Executive Summary.

摘要

We assessed the five court-focused elder abuse initiatives in existence when our study began to examine how they handle elder abuse cases and determine whether they improve the criminal justice response to those cases. The initiatives were the: Elder Protection Court in Alameda County, California; Elder Justice Center in Hillsborough County, Florida; Elder Justice Center in Palm Beach County, Florida; In-Home Emergency Protective Order Initiative in Jefferson County, Kentucky; Elder Temporary Order of Protection Initiative in Kings County, New York. Our goal was to provide judges, court administrators, policymakers, and funders with evidence-based knowledge about the structure, process, and outcomes of these initiatives so they can make informed decisions about supporting similar initiatives in their communities.