LEGAL AWARENESS OF ELDERLY ABOUT ABUSE AND NEGLECT

ŞİŞLİ Z., Kizil M., Ustunkarli N., ŞEMİN M. İ.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.19, no.4, pp.238-244, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.238-244
  • Keywords: Aged, Elder Abuse, Criminal Law, PREVALENCE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: The weakness and dependence of elders may expose them to abuse and neglect more than other age groups. This research aimed to evaluate legal awareness of elderly about which behaviors of abuse and neglect could be considered as criminal.