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Trainings and forums to help build strong partnerships.

Flyer for law enforcement explaining adult protective services (APS) and how working collaboratively with APS benefits law enforcement. 

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Flyer for law enforcement explaining some differences between adult protective services (APS) and law enforcement designed to facilitate a good working relationship.

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Flyer for law enforcement explaining how working with adult protective services (APS) through a multidisciplinary team can assist in criminal investigations.

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The National Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse Community is an online forum hosted by the California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) on its Sidebars platform, where prosecutors and investigators from across the country can come together and collaborate on issues involving elder abuse prosecution. To join the community e-mail: talitha.j.guinn-shaver@usdoj.gov, after you have created a profile HERE

Community membership includes:

  • Discussions—Participants can choose Real Time or Daily Digest options for notification of new posts to the forum.
  • Resource Library—A private knowledge-base of best practices with sample documents (briefs, memorandum, points and authorities), policies, articles, manuals, reference guides, meeting minutes, and videos. Items in the library are archived and searchable.
  • Announcements—Learn about upcoming events and meetings.
  • Responsive Format—Participants have a positive experience regardless of the Internet browser they use or how they access Communities—from a desktop computer, mobile device, or tablet.

NW3C can provide training on financial crimes against seniors in your community (please contact NW3C for details). Although focusing on law enforcement issues, NW3C encourages a multidisciplinary audience.

Sample protocols for law enforcement working collaboratively with multiple agencies and organizations.

The MDT TAC provides tools, resource materials, and individualized (remote or in-person) consultations to facilitate the expansion of elder abuse case review multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) across the nation.

State and local law enforcement officers reporting requirements vary by state. Find your state's mandatory reporting requirements.

Federal law enforcement officers are encouraged to promptly contact the local Adult Protective Services agency or local law enforcement agency to report concerns that an elderly or otherwise vulnerable adult victim or witness may be suffering from neglect, abuse, or financial exploitation (Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance, p. 23).