Elder Justice Law and Legal Definition
According to 42 USCS § 3002 [Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare; Chapter 35. Programs For Older Americans; Declaration of Objectives and Definitions], the term "elder justice"--
"(A) used with respect to older individuals, collectively, means efforts to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and respond to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and to protect older individuals with diminished capacity while maximizing their autonomy; and
(B) used with respect to an individual who is an older individual, means the recognition of the individual's rights, including the right to be free of abuse, neglect, and exploitation."
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Abuse in Later Life Program [Department of Justice]
- Abuse of the Elderly
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences [ACJS]
- Activities of Daily Living (Elder Law)
- Administration of Criminal Justice
- American Association for Justice [AAJ]
- American University Justice Programs Office
- Arrest Program [Department of Justice]
- Associate Justice
- Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ)
