Elder Abuse and the Law: New Science, New Tools.

Looks at law and legislation to prevent elder abuse in the U.S. Estimated incidence of elder abuse in the U.S. each year; Goal of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to address the problem of elder abuse in the U.S.; Critique of the enforcement of Adult Protective Services (APS) law in U.S. states; Impact of a task force in Delaware on the detection and prevention of elder abuse; Description of the Texas Elder Abuse and Mistreatment Institute (TEAM), which offers intervention in cases of elder abuse in cooperation with other human service agencies.