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How criminals steal $37 billion a year from America’s elderly
By Investment News on 05/03/2018 “… Marjorie Jones trusted the man who called to tell her she’d won a sweepstakes prize, saying she could collect the winnings once she paid the taxes and fees. After she wired the first payment, he and other callers kept adding conditions to convince her to send more money. …” Read…
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Why Few Of The Millions Of Elder Abuse Cases Get Reported Each Year
By APR on 05/04/2018 “… Millions of elderly Americans are financially exploited each year. But what’s the total cost of that fraud? One estimate – 37 billion a year. According to reporter Nick Leiber, that’s probably low because for every case reported to authorities, as many as 44 are not. He wrote about this for Bloomberg…
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When a domestic violence survivor is a man
By News 5 Cleveland on 05/02/2018 “… “Angry, mean, aggressive and then violent,” said Barkley. “An extreme amount of accusation and jealousy. She was also a concealed carry owner. The first time, it hit me on my arm and it broke the skin, ‘I was like damn, this is serious.’” …” Read the entire article: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/domestic-violence-survivor-who-is-a-man-speaks-out-about-past-abuse
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Men file nearly one in four domestic violence reports
Times Of Malta on 05/07/2018 “… Nearly one in four domestic violence reports lodged with the police are filed by men, police data shows.The number of domestic violence reports by men has increased steadily over the past years – from 144 out of 711 total reports in 2010, to 323 out of 1,378 last year. …”…
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White: How we can stop abuse in long-term care homes
By Ottawa Citizen on 04/29/2018 “… More than seven per cent of complaints investigated at these facilities are due to elder abuse, some American and European research suggests. The most predominant forms are physical abuse, psychological abuse and neglect. …” Read the entire article: http://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/white-how-we-can-stop-abuse-in-long-term-care-homes
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Fighting financial exploitation of the elderly
By Fox 23 on 05/01/2018 “… Adult Protective Services inside of the State Department of Human Services is no longer investigating financial exploitation because of budget cuts. …” Read the entire article: https://www.fox23.com/news/fox23-investigates/fox23-investigation-fighting-financial-exploitation-of-the-elderly/741386566
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Domestic violence doesn’t just happen to women
By The Conversation on 04/26/2018 “… When 22-year-old university graduate Jordan Worth was sentenced recently to seven and a half years in jail for abusive behaviour towards her boyfriend Alex Skeel, it was the first time a female perpetrator had been convicted of controlling and coercive behaviour in the UK. …” Read the entire article: http://theconversation.com/domestic-violence-doesnt-just-happen-to-women-95246
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Husband reveals his account of domestic abuse hoping other male victims will come forward
By Bristol Post on 05/01/2018 “… A man has shared his account of domestic abuse in the hope of giving other male victims the courage to come forward. The man, who asked to remain anonymous, claims he was physically assaulted and is now determined some good should come from his experience. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/husband-reveals-account-domestic-abuse-1522549
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’10 days from death’: Male domestic abuse survivor describes horrific ordeal as former girlfriend is jailed
By Independent on 04/18/2018 “… A male survivor of domestic violence said he was “10 days away from death” after he was repeatedly physically and psychologically abused by his girlfriend. Alex Skeel was battered, stabbed, burned, denied food, forced to sleep on the floor and kept away from his family by Jordan Worth before he was…
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Title IX reports more than 40 incidents, only one sanction
By The University Star on 04/17/2018 “… Nearly 50 Title IX sexual assault reports have been submitted during the current school year, on course to exceed last year’s number. However, last year, five out of 48 respondents saw consequences for the complaints alleged against them. This year, there has only been a single respondent found in…