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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Social Gerontology for Law Enforcement | |
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| Older People and the Law Enforcement Officer | |
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| The PERLS Scale | |
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| Attitude | |
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| The Older Population | |
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| Sociology of Aging | |
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| Summary | |
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| Case Study Summaries | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Resources | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Physical Changes with Age | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Integumentary System (The Skin) | |
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| Respiratory System | |
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| Cardiovascular System | |
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| Nervous System | |
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| Sensory Changes | |
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| Musculoskeletal System | |
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| Medical Conditions Common in Older People | |
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| Assessing Functional Activity | |
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| Summary | |
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| Case Study Summaries | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Resources | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Psychosocial Issues of Aging | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Psychological Changes with Age | |
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| Depression | |
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| Suicide | |
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| The Older Driver | |
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| Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in the Older Population | |
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| Death and Dying | |
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| Summary | |
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| Case Study Summaries | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Resources | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Communicating with Older People | |
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| Communication and the Older Adult | |
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| Types of Communication Skills | |
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| Age-Related Communication Changes | |
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| Communication Disorders Affecting Older People | |
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| Hearing Aids | |
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| Communicating with Older People | |
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| Summary | |
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| Case Study Summaries | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Resources | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| The Victimization of Older Adults | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Older Victims | |
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| Fear of Crime Among Older People | |
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| Financial Exploitation | |
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| Older Victims of Sexual Assault | |
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| Homicide of Older People | |
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| Suicide Risk and Hostage/Barricade Situations Involving Older People | |
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| Cultural Issues | |
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| Preparing the Older Victim/Witness for Testimony | |
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| Crime Prevention and Older People | |
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| Helping the Older Person Who Has Been Victimized | |
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| Summary | |
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| Case Study Summaries | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Resources | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Elder Abuse | |
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| Elder Abuse and the Law Enforcement Officer | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Theories of Abuse and Neglect | |
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| Incidence | |
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| Profiles of the Abused | |
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| Profiles of the Abuser | |
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| Risk Factors | |
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| Observing for Clues to Elder Abuse | |
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| Sexual Assault in the Elderly | |
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| Interviewing | |
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| Investigating Elder Abuse Crimes | |
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| Putting It All Together | |
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| Intervention Decisions | |
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| Documentation | |
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| The Crawford Decision | |
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| Elder Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Animal Cruelty | |
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| Summary | |
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| Case Study Summaries | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Resources | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| The Elder as Perpetrator | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Crimes Committed by Older People | |
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| A Typology of Geriatric Offenders | |
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| Nursing Facilities | |
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| Special Considerations for Arresting Older Perpetrators | |
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| Use of Nonlethal Deterrents on Older Perpetrators | |
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| Older Inmates | |
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| Housing Older Arrestees | |
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| Preventing Elderly Crime | |
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| A Model Interventional Program | |
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| Summary | |
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| Case Study Summaries | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Resources | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Aging Resources | |
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| State Agencies on Aging | |
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| Death Investigation and Older People | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Signs of Death | |
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| Death Investigation | |
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| Homicide Investigation of an Older Person | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |