(Re)proposing problem-oriented policing as a framework for identifying new and enhanced ways to prevent the abuse of at-risk adults

Emily Moir; Joseph Clare

doi:10.1080/08946566.2023.2220974

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(Re)proposing problem-oriented policing as a framework for identifying new and enhanced ways to prevent the abuse of at-risk adults

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(Re)proposing problem-oriented policing as a framework for identifying new and enhanced ways to prevent the abuse of at-risk adults

Emily Moir and Joseph Clare

Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, Vol.35(2-3), pp.139-149

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2023.2220974

PMID: 37265443

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At-risk adult abuse

crime prevention

elder abuse

opportunity theory

problem-oriented policing

It is recognized worldwide that evidence on what effectively prevents abuse of at-risk adults (including older people) is lacking. The purpose of this paper is to make an explicit, contemporary proposal as to why front-line workers and policy-makers interested in preventing the abuse of at-risk adults should adopt an opportunity-focused, problem-oriented policing framework from criminology. This paper will first position the proposal within the current context of responses to the abuse of at-risk adults. Following this, the paper will outline how the problem-oriented policing framework can develop targeted, collaborative, sustainable, and measurable prevention strategies intended to remove the opportunity for specific examples of abuse of at-risk adults.

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Title: (Re)proposing problem-oriented policing as a framework for identifying new and enhanced ways to prevent the abuse of at-risk adults
Authors: Emily Moir (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
Joseph Clare (Author) - The University of Western Australia
Publication details: Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, Vol.35(2-3), pp.139-149
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2023
DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2023.2220974
ISSN: 1540-4129
PMID: 37265443
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99734298902621
Output Type: Journal article

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