International Handbook of Elder Abuse and Mistreatment

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Perspectives on Elder Abuse and Mistreatment from Selected Countries and Regions: A Preamble

   • Mala Kapur Shankardass

   Pages 1-12

3. Why More Pilot Studies of Elder Mistreatment Are Necessary

   • Lynn McDonald

   Pages 13-38

4. America

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39

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   2. United States Issues in Elder Abuse

      • Pamela B. Teaster, Joy Swanson Ernst, Patricia Brownell

      Pages 41-57

   3. Coordinating Elder Abuse Prevention and Treatment Across Organizations in the USA

      • Cynthia Thomas

      Pages 59-72

   4. Elder Abuse in Mexico

      • Liliana Giraldo Rodríguez, Marcela Agudelo Botero

      Pages 73-88

   5. Elder Abuse in Chile: Evidence, Legal Regulations and Immediate Challenges

      • Nelson Garcia Araneda, Jenny Lowick-Russell

      Pages 89-110

   6. The Power of Elder Abuse Networks in Canada: A Model for Social Change

      • Elizabeth Podnieks

      Pages 111-136

   7. The IPRAS Model: Montréal’s Integrated Police Response for Abused Seniors

      • Marie Beaulieu, Michelle Côté, Joséphine Loock, Monia D’Amours, Luisa Diaz, Jacques Cloutier

      Pages 137-166

5. Caribbean

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167

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   2. Violence Toward Elderly Adults. Cases Registered During the Years 2015–2017 in a National Program in Peru

      • Bardelli Corigliano M. Gina

      Pages 169-173

   3. Elder Abuse—An Examination of the Situation in Jamaica

      • Denise Eldemire-Shearer, Douladel Willie-Tyndale, Collette Robinson, Julian McKoy Davis

      Pages 175-197

   4. Marginality and Elder Abuse in Puerto Rico: An Emerging Social Problem

      • Carmen D. Sánchez Salgado

      Pages 199-215

6. Europe

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217

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   2. Elder Abuse and the Human Rights Approach—Insights and Experiences from Finland

      • Sirkka Perttu, Henriikka Laurola, Päivi Helakallio-Ranta

      Pages 219-235

   3. Elder Abuse in Romania: Work in Progress

      • Ioana Caciula

      Pages 237-241

   4. Violence and Maltreatment of the Elderly in Hungary

      • Olga Tóth

      Pages 243-263

   5. Care of Elderly in Portugal: Official Data and Scientific and Professional Challenges

      • João F. Fundinho, José Ferreira-Alves

      Pages 265-277

   6. Prevention of Elder Abuse in Germany

      • Thomas Goergen

      Pages 279-293

This first-of-its-kind work on elder abuse and mistreatment provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the subject. Covering almost all regions of the world, it highlights different dimensions of elder abuse and mistreatment in terms of their prevalence, incidence, prevention, treatment, management and response from governments and civil society, academic and research communities, and society in general. Written by international specialists from various disciplinary and presenting the latest findings and data, the handbook includes sections on the Americas; the Caribbean; Europe; Central, West and South Asia; East Asia and Asia-Pacific; and Africa. The chapters offer clarity on the concept and forms of elder abuse and neglect, discuss research methodology, and provide policy options, legislative solutions and programmatic responses to give relief to older people as victims of abuse and neglect as well as to deal with the perpetrators. This book is intended for a wide range ofstudents and researchers interested in aging, from sociology, to social work, community medicine, public health, clinical psychology, and human rights/law.

• Poverty, Neglect and Abuse in Old Age
• Elder Abuse Networks
• Human Rights and Elder Abuse
• Maltreatment of the Elderly
• Violence Against the Aged
• Safeguarding Against Abuse
• Neglect of Elderly Women
• Voice of the Elderly
• Dignity and Respect in Old Age
• Support Networks for the Elderly

• Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

  Mala Kapur Shankardass

Dr. Mala Kapur Shankardass, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at Maitreyi College, University of Delhi (South Campus), New Delhi. A trained sociologist, health social scientist and gerontologist she consults with United Nations agencies and other international and national organizations in India and abroad on ageing, gender, health, and development issues. She holds the International Network for Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) Chair for Asia and is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Adult Protection and the Polish Social Gerontology Journal. She is a member of the governing body of the Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India, Delhi Chapter and a Resource Person with a number of government and non-government organizations and institutions in India; a member of the advisory board for Gerontology, published by Cambridge Scholarly Publishing, United Kingdom; and a member of the National Advisory Board of the Journal of Indian Academy of Geriatrics. She was oneof the experts involved in the formulation of the National Policy for Older Persons in India in 1998–99 and was nominated as a member of the State Council for Older Persons constituted by the Delhi State Government in 2010–2011. She is has been a member of the Core Group on Protection and Welfare of the Elderly Persons, founded by the National Human Rights Commission, since 2010.

Dr Shankardass has published numerous articles in respected journals, magazines, newspapers and books in India and abroad. Her books include Growing Old in India: Voices Reveal and Statistics Speak (2004); and Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly in India (co-edited, Springer). She takes part in media discussions on socially relevant topics for prime television and radio channels, and is a life member of the Indian Sociological Society, Indian Association of Gerontology, and Indian Association of Social Science and Health.

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