Web resource:	http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/PDF%20files/Newsletter_9.pdf
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Is it aged abuse or domestic violence?
Other Titles:	Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse newsletter
Authors:	Sedger, Robyn
Keywords:	Older people
Year:	2001
Publisher:	Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse, UNSW
Citation:	(9), December 2001
Notes:	The author points out the repercussions of identifying the same behaviour with different labels. A term might carry a social connotation that implies further meanings and actions. The concept of elder abuse could or could not be taken as an unacceptable behaviour that conveys criminal consequences. Even if a conduct conforms to the definition of domestic violence, it can be categorised as aged abuse, thereby impeding an appropriate response. Another implication is that the violence experienced by older people might be dealt within the health/welfare system instead of the criminal justice system or vice versa. She proposes to inform the general public and especially older people of the unacceptability of the abuse and its consequences in order to empower the latter.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15514
ISSN:	1443-7236
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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