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Elder Justice: Tools and Strategies for Law Enforcement
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recognizes the need for additional resources to identify and combat elder abuse, neglect, and financial fraud and scams that target our nation’s older adults. As the population ages, there becomes an even greater need for federal, state, and local law enforcement officers to be prepared for their critical role in responding to and helping prevent crimes related to elder abuse and financial exploitation. Elder Justice: Tools and Strategies for Law Enforcement includes resources developed by the DOJ on approaches to prevent, recognize, and fight elder crime.
Resource Overview
The DOJ’s Elder Justice Initiative (EJI) has developed tools, training, and resources to assist law enforcement. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is making its resources as well as EJI’s available in this Toolkit. Review and use the interactive investigative tools, articles, officer checklists, sample protocols, state statutes, webinars, podcasts, resource maps, and training videos available at your fingertips.
Specifically, the Elder Justice: Tools and Strategies for Law Enforcement Toolkit includes the following sections:
- Introduction to Elder Crime, which features a series of case studies compiled by the Elder Justice Initiative (EJI) and a webinar by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) that provides a foundational understanding of abuse in later life.
- The Elder Abuse Guide for Law Enforcement (EAGLE), which includes access to the EAGLE website, and articles about the comprehensive resources it provides.
- Preventing, Identifying, and Fighting Elder Crime, which includes resources, articles and success stories about methods to recognize and fight elder crime.
- Additional Resources, which features more tools and resources for law enforcement professionals to help prevent and effectively respond to elder crimes.
Target Audience
State, local, and federal law enforcement agencies interested in successful approaches to prevent, recognize, and combat elder crime.
Cooperative Partners
This project was developed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Established in 2014, the DOJ Elder Justice Initiative (EJI) is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) with a mission to support and coordinate the Department’s enforcement and programmatic efforts to combat elder abuse, neglect, and financial fraud targeting our nation’s older adults.