2014 Winter Webinar – Prosecution of Financial Exploitation Cases: Lessons from an Elder Abuse Forensic Center

In this presentation, Dr. Adria Navarro and Dr. Kathleen Wilber discuss findings from their study that examines effectiveness when APS uses a novel multidisciplinary team (MDT)—an elder abuse forensic center—to increase prosecution of elder financial abuse crimes. Findings from this study of APS recipients between 2007-2009 found a ten times greater likelihood of cases being submitted to the District Attorney’s office. The researchers shared the process used by the forensic center team to determine whether prosecution should become a case goal.

In this presentation, Dr. Adria Navarro and Dr. Kathleen Wilber discuss findings from their study that examines effectiveness when APS uses a novel multidisciplinary team (MDT)—an elder abuse forensic center—to increase prosecution of elder financial abuse crimes. Findings from this study of APS recipients between 2007-2009 found a ten times greater likelihood of cases being submitted to the District Attorney’s office. The researchers shared the process used by the forensic center team to determine whether prosecution should become a case goal. (Materials: slide presentation)