Legal Definitions of Elder Abuse and Neglect

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 1.0 INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1 Project overview
    • 1.1.1 "Legal" definitions of elder abuse
    • 1.1.2 Scope of research and methodology
  • 1.2 Summary of findings
• 2.0 CANADA
  • 2.1 Legislation
    • 2.1.1 Provinces and territories
    • 2.1.2 Federal Legislation—An overview of the Criminal Code framework
  • 2.2 Court decisions
    • 2.2.1 Criminal Neglect: Failure to provide the necessaries of life
    • 2.2.2 Acts of violence against elders: The home invasion and assault cases
    • 2.2.3 Fraud and undue influence—civil and criminal jurisprudence
    • 2.2.4 Conclusion
  • 2.3 Policy
    • 2.3.1 Elder abuse and relationships of trust
    • 2.3.2 Alternatives to the term "elder"
    • 2.3.3 Types of abuse
  • 2.4 Conclusion
• 3.0 THE UNITED KINGDOM
  • 3.1 Legislation
    • 3.1.1 England & Wales
    • 3.1.2 Scotland
  • 3.2 Policy
    • 3.2.1 Alternatives to the category "elder abuse"
    • 3.2.2 Types of abuse
  • 3.3 Court decisions
    • 3.3.1 Vulnerability and older adults
    • 3.3.2 Targeting elderly victims
  • 3.4 Conclusion
• 4.0 AUSTRALIA
  • 4.1 Legislation
  • 4.2 Policy
    • 4.2.1 Emphasis on relationships of trust
    • 4.2.2 "Elder" abuse and indigenous cultures—Problems with the term
  • 4.3 Conclusion
• 5.0 NEW ZEALAND
  • 5.1 Legislation
  • 5.2 Policy
    • 5.2.1 Relationships of trust
    • 5.2.2 Elder abuse as a form of family violence
    • 5.2.3 Cultural aspects to elder abuse
  • 5.3 Court Decisions
    • 5.3.1 Vulnerable elderly victims of crime
  • 5.4 Conclusion
• 6.0 SOUTH AFRICA
  • 6.1 Legislation
  • 6.2 Policy
  • 6.3 Court decisions
  • 6.4 Conclusion
• 7.0 THE UNITED STATES
  • 7.1 Legislation
    • 7.1.1 The federal framework: The Older Americans Act
    • 7.1.2 State legislative responses to elder abuse
  • 7.2 Policy
    • 7.2.1 National
    • 7.2.2 The state level
  • 7.3 Conclusion
• 8.0 Concluding Remarks
• APPENDIX A: Canadian Legislation—Comparative Chart

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