Region Ii Commission On Services To The Aging

THE TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END ABUSE IN LATER LIFE (ABUSE IN LATER LIFE) PROGRAM FUNDS TRAINING FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS TO IMPROVE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CRIMES INVOLVING ABUSE OF PEOPLE AGE 50+, TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH OLDER VICTIMS, COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSES, AND SERVICES FOR VICTIMS. THE RECIPIENT WILL WORK WITH ITS PROJECT PARTNERS TO ADDRESS ABUSE IN LATER LIFE IN JACKSON COUNTY, MICHIGAN, THROUGH TRAINING, COLLABORATION, AND SERVICES. THE OVW-SPONSORED TRAINING CURRICULA AID LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PROSECUTORS, OTHER PERSONNEL FROM GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, STAFF OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND OFFICERS OF FEDERAL, STATE, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, AND LOCAL COURTS IN RECOGNIZING AND ADDRESSING ABUSE IN LATER LIFE, SERVING VICTIMS OF SUCH CRIMES, AND WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THEIR COMMUNITIES SAFER FOR OLDER ADULTS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INVOLVE DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW OF POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS FOR IDENTIFYING, INVESTIGATING, PROSECUTING, AND ADJUDICATING CASES OF ABUSE IN LATER LIFE, INCLUDING DOMESTIC/DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, NEGLECT, ABANDONMENT, ECONOMIC ABUSE, OR WILLFUL HARM COMMITTED AGAINST VICTIMS WHO ARE 50 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.