Best Practice for Estimating Elder Abuse Prevalence in Australia
Moving towards the Dynamic Concept of ‘Adults at Risk’ and away from Arbitrary Age Cut-Offs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15310486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emily Moir (0000-0001-6943-4788, Criminology Lecturer, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, 176 Messines Ridge Road, Mount Gravatt Qld 4122, Australia., corresponding author), Barbara Blundell (0000-0003-3224-7596, Curtin University), Joseph Clare (0000-0003-0444-4189, Criminology Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia.), Michael Clare (The University of Western Australia) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 181-190 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Issues in Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1034-5329 • E-ISSN: 2206-9542 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10345329.2017.12036095 |
| OpenAlex | W2884098985 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 20 |
In June 2017, the Australian Law Reform Commission (‘ALRC’) released the Inquiry on Protecting the Rights of Older Australians from Abuse. A national elder abuse prevalence study was a key recommendation to: (1) measure the extent of this problem within Australia; (2) help arrange availability and demand for resources, and responses delivered by statutory authorities and organisations; and (3) evaluate the effectiveness of services designed to prevent elder abuse (ALRC 2017). In the past, elder abuse prevalence research has relied on age ‘cut-offs’ to determine the older population and what proportion of this population has experienced abuse. This comment questions the validity of using static age ‘cut-offs’ in measuring elder abuse and suggests a move forward to dynamic measures of risk for adults in prevalence studies
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |