Understanding Elder Abuse

Shelly L. Jackson, PhD, is a visiting assistant professor in the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, at the University of Virginia. As a developmental psychologist, Dr. Jackson began her career in child maltreatment. In 2 , she and her colleague, Thomas L. Hafemeister, received a grant from the National Institute of Justice to study whether and how different forms of elder abuse are distinct - a grant that launched her interest in elder abuse. Dr. Jackson has since published numerous articles on elder abuse and frequently presents at professional conferences. Her teaching and research have focused on vulnerable victims (i.e., children, older adults, and incarcerated persons). Dr. Jackson received her doctoral training in developmental psychology from the University of Vermont and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in psychology and law at the University of Nebraska amp ndash Lincoln. In 998, she was a Society for Research in Child Development Executive Branch Policy Fellow.

• Series ForewordChapter : Introduction and Overview of Elder AbuseChapter 2: Risk and Protective FactorsChapter 3: Cognitive Capacity and Communication ChallengesChapter 4: Detection and Legal Obligations to ReportChapter 5: Working With the Adult Protective Services SystemChapter : Elder Abuse InterventionsAfterwordAppendix: Online ResourcesReferencesIndexAbout the Author