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dc.contributor.authorMoir, Emily
dc.contributor.authorBlundell, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorClare, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorClare, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-18T01:47:55Z
dc.date.available2018-07-18T01:47:55Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn1034-5329
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/378074
dc.description.abstractThe abuse and mistreatment of older people has been brought to the forefront of Australian social policy recently, with the Australia Law Reform Commission (‘ALRC’) releasing the Inquiry on Protecting the Rights of Older Australians from Abuse in June 2017 (ALRC 2017). Further, various state governments have extended their focus on elder abuse through creating and extending interagency policies, undertaking prevalence studies, and developing specific elder abuse prevention services and hotlines (see Kaspiew, Carson & Rhoades 2016). With an ageing population, such government action is promising, as elder abuse is foreseen to become a bigger problem. Numerous state and federal reports have recommended a national prevalence study of elder abuse (ALRC 2017; New South Wales Legislative Council 2016; The Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland 2015). One critical issue in measuring elder abuse prevalence is the age used to define ‘older’ (Clare, Blundell & Clare 2011; Kaspiew et al. 2016). This comment argues that studies investigating elder abuse prevalence should move from criterion based on age towards ‘at-risk’ characteristics. The use of existing frameworks from the United Kingdom (‘UK’) could be adopted in Australia to assess the extent of those living in the population with dynamic risk factors who are victims of abuse. Such a framework could meet the recommendation to undertake a national prevalence study and help develop appropriate policy and prevention responses, as well as encompassing a broader group of vulnerable adults rather than just the ‘aged’.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Sydney Law School
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/journals/CICrimJust/2017/22.html
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom181
dc.relation.ispartofpageto190
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCurrent Issues in Criminal Justice
dc.relation.ispartofvolume29
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSociology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440299
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4410
dc.titleBest Practice for Estimating Elder Abuse Prevalence in Australia: Moving towards the Dynamic Concept of 'Adults at Risk' and away from Arbitrary Age Cut-Offs
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC2 - Articles (Other)
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
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gro.griffith.authorMoir, Emily C.


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