Coordinated community response to prevent elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation: randomized control trial

  Objectives To test if the Community Complex Care Response Team (C3RT), a coordinated community response model, impacts the likelihood of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation among at-risk community-dwelling older adults. Methods One hundred forty-six participants were randomly assigned to re...

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Published in:Journal of experimental criminology 2023-12, Vol.19 (4), p.1067-1083
Main Authors: Maxwell, Christopher D., Almanza, Kourtnie Rodgers, Pickering, Carolyn E. Z.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult abuse & neglect
Adults
Case management
Community
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Decision making
Disease control
Domestic violence
Exploitation
Intervention
Law and Criminolgy
Law enforcement
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Older people
Political Science
Prevention
Social Sciences
Victimization
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Summary:  Objectives To test if the Community Complex Care Response Team (C3RT), a coordinated community response model, impacts the likelihood of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation among at-risk community-dwelling older adults. Methods One hundred forty-six participants were randomly assigned to receive either the C3RT intervention ( n  = 74) or the standard practice ( n  = 72). Cox regression analyses were used to test whether the intervention delayed incidents of EANF victimization measured by when adult protective services opened an investigation, when the police recorded a victimization, and when a hospital admission took place. Results Assignment to the C3RT intervention program did not significantly delay incidents of EANF victimization indicator. Conclusions This C3RT approach did not produce the desired outcomes, though the project demonstrates that it is ethical and feasible to implement an RCT to test an intervention with vulnerable populations.
ISSN:1573-3750
1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-022-09521-1