As cases of abuse and exploitation against elderly residents continue to increase, Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell hopes further police training can help.
About 40 police officers from departments throughout the county will take part in a school sponsored by the Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Team.
Pickell: "The training is to provide information and strategies to more effectively identify elder abuse."
In the first two months of this year, Pickell said there were 27 felony warrants against people for elder abuse.
In two recent cases in the same Flint Township neighborhood, two men were charged with neglecting the elderly women in their care.
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Training to help police identify elder abuse
About 40 police officers from departments throughout the county will take part in a school sponsored by the Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Team.
Pickell: "The training is to provide information and strategies to more effectively identify elder abuse."
In the first two months of this year, Pickell said there were 27 felony warrants against people for elder abuse.
In two recent cases in the same Flint Township neighborhood, two men were charged with neglecting the elderly women in their care.
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Training to help police identify elder abuse
Any training that helps expose elder abuse and reiterate the need to be on constant vigil is good.
ReplyDeleteElder abuse will continue to rise as the economy recovers. When things get rough, the predators prey on the vulnerable.
ReplyDeleteThis is good - I just wish they'd talk about guardianship abuse as part of the training.
ReplyDeletePredators who prey on the vulnerable and elderly are:
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