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Every day, 10,000 Americans turn age 65. With the growth in the older population comes the abuse, caregiver neglect, financial fraud, and/or financial exploitation of over 5 million older Americans each year, with devastating consequences for their lives. Sheriffs are often on the front lines, witnessing these abusive situations first-hand in their communities. In this session, a representative from the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office will describe a number of programs used in their prevention, detection, and responding efforts, in particular multidisciplinary teams and Triad programs. Multiple components with the US Department of Justice have developed elder justice tools and resources for state and local law enforcement. A representative from the Department will describe elder abuse from a national perspective, introduce the audience to the pool of potential elder justice partners that can facilitate criminal investigations, and connect audience members with a range of no-cost elder justice tools and resources designed specifically for law enforcement, with applicability regardless of the size of the agency. Audience members will be invited to participate in the discussion throughout the session.

PRESENTERS: Shelly Jackson, Elder Justice Science Advisor, Elder Justice Initiative, US Department of Justice, and Deputy Tara Hardin, TRIAD Coordinator, Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office

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