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254615  |
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| Title: |
When Grandpa Gave Away the Farm: His Own Darn Fault, or a Case of Elder Abuse? |
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| Document: |
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| Date Published: |
April 2020 |
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This article presents cognitive capacity assessment tools that can help identify seniors at risk of financial exploitation, and that equip law enforcement and service providers to intervene. |
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| Abstract: |
Older adults can become more susceptible to financial abuse as their cognitive capacity declines. A significant barrier to identification of such abuse has been difficulty distinguishing their authentic financial decision-making from incidents of manipulation by others. To help separate cases of abuse from the exercise of seniors’ actual judgment, researchers are crafting social science tools to quantify an individual’s capacity for financial judgment. This article summarizes a National Institute of Justice-sponsored study that has refined and evaluated three tools developed to measure seniors’ financial judgment. Those tools are a financial decision rating scale, a financial decision screening scale, and a rating scale for friends and family members. |
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| Main Term(s): |
Elderly victims |
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| Index Term(s): |
Crimes against the elderly; Elderly victim services; Financial fraud; Financial management; Fraud; National Institute of Justice (NIJ); NIJ Resources; Risk and Protective Factors; Victimization risk |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Washington, DC 20531
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202 |
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| Corporate Author: |
Wayne State University
Ctr for the Admin of Justice
United States of America |
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| Sale Source: |
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
US Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington, DC 20531
United States of America |
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| Page Count: |
4 |
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Article |
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Grants and Funding; Program/Project Description; Report (Grant Sponsored); Report (Study/Research); Research (Applied/Empirical) |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=277860 |
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