PROSECUTOR TRAINING & RESOURCES

This video series covers the many of the critical elements of investigating and prosecuting cases or elder abuse or neglect. These videos are available both here and on the Elder Justice Initiative YouTube channel.

Elder Abuse Prosecutor video series topics

1. Investigation and Charging

2. Who in the Community is Involved and How They Can Help

3. What Info Should I Have to Properly Handle These Cases?

4. How to Work with and Find Experts

5. Working with Older Victims

6. Other

1. Investigation and Charging

How Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Can Work Together

Featuring: Page Ulrey (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA), Paul Greenwood (Deputy District Attorney, San Diego, CA), Nadia Fiorini (Sergeant, Seattle Police Department), and Kathy Van Olst (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA)

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Overview of Adult Protective Services Investigations

Featuring: Ricker Hamilton (Deputy Commissioner, Maine Department of Health and Human Services), Deborah Holt-Knight (New York City Adult Protective Services), Nadia Fiorini (Sergeant, Seattle Police Department)

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How Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Can Work with Adult Protective Services

Featuring: Ricker Hamilton (Deputy Commissioner, Maine Department of Health and Human Services) and Deborah Holt-Knight (New York City Adult Protective Services)

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2. Who in the Community is Involved and How Can They Help?

Collaboration is Crucial

Featuring: Tara Patet (Prosecutor, City Attorney's Office, St. Paul, MN), Risa Breckman (Director, NYC Elder Abuse Center, New York, NY), Liz Loewy (Former Chief of Elder Abuse Unit, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, New York, NY), Page Ulrey (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA), Paul Greenwood (Deputy District Attorney, San Diego, CA)

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Victim Advocates Help Victims Navigate the Justice System

Featuring: Tara Patet (Prosecutor, City Attorney's Office, St. Paul, MN), Paul Greenwood (Deputy District Attorney, San Diego, CA), Kathy Van Olst (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA), Ricker Hamilton (Deputy Commissioner, Maine Department of Health and Human Services), and Bonnie Brandl (Director, National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life, Madison, WI)

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Aging Services Network

Featuring: Evelyn Laureano (Executive Director, Neighborhood Self Help by Older Persons Project, New York, NY) and Bobbie Sackman (Advocate of Elder Rights, LiveOn NY, New York, NY)

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3. What Info Should I Have to Properly Handle These Cases?

Medical Aspects of Elder Abuse

	Neglect and Pressure Ulcers Featuring: Page Ulrey (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA), Dr. Veronica Lo Faso (Director of Geriatric Medical Education, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center) Runtime :04:34 Play video
	Physical Abuse Falls and Bruising Featuring: Dr. Anthony Rosen (Emergency Medicine Physician, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center) Runtime :06:06 Play video
	Role of Medical Records in an Elder Abuse Case Featuring: Dr. Anthony Rosen (Emergency Medicine Physician, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY), Kathy Van Olst (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA), Dr. Veronica Lo Faso (Director of Geriatric Medical Education, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center), Laura Mosqueda (Professor of Family Medicine and Geriatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California), and Page Ulrey (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA) Runtime :08:35 Play video
	Medical Evidence Lab Tests and Radiologic Findings Featuring: Dr. Anthony Rosen (Emergency Medicine Physician, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY) and Dr. Veronica Lo Faso (Director of Geriatric Medical Education, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center) Runtime :08:34 Play video

Cognitive Capacity

	Dementia and Other Mild Cognitive Impairment Featuring: Dr. Harry E. Morgan (President, the Center for Geriatric and Family Psychiatry, Glastonbury, CT), Karin Taifour (Case Manager, Geriatric Regional Assessment Team, Evergreen Health, Seattle, WA) and Liz Loewy (Former Chief of Elder Abuse Unit, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, New York, NY) Runtime :04:45 Play video
	Cognitive Capacity and Consent Featuring: Dr. Harry E. Morgan (President, the Center for Geriatric and Family Psychiatry, Glastonbury, CT) and Karin Taifour (Case Manager, Geriatric Regional Assessment Team, Evergreen Health, Seattle, WA) Runtime :10:57 Play video
	Cognitive Capacity Evaluation and Screening Tools Featuring: Page Ulrey (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA), Dr. Harry E. Morgan (President, The Center for Geriatric and Family Psychiatry, Glastonbury, CT) and Dr. Veronica Lo Faso (Director of Geriatric Medical Education, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center) Runtime :12:43 Play video

	Consent and Other Common Defenses Featuring: Page Ulrey (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA), Liz Loewy (Former Chief of Elder Abuse Unit, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, New York, NY), Paul Greenwood (Deputy District Attorney, San Diego, CA), Tara Patet (Prosecutor, City Attorney's Office, St. Paul, MN) and Arlene Markarian (Chief, Elder Abuse Unit/Domestic Violence Bureau, Kings County District Attorney's Office, Brooklyn, NY) Runtime :09:11 Play video
	Overcoming Defenses Featuring: Page Ulrey (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA), Paul Greenwood (Deputy District Attorney, San Diego, CA), and Kathy Van Olst (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA) Runtime :06:42 Play video
	Undue Influence Featuring: Page Ulrey (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA), Dr. Harry E. Morgan (President, The Center for Geriatric and Family Psychiatry, Glastonbury, CT), Liz Loewy (Former Chief of Elder Abuse Unit, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, New York, NY), Paul Greenwood (Deputy District Attorney, San Diego, CA) Runtime :10:50 Play video

4. How to Work with and Find Experts

	Medical Experts and How to Find Them Featuring: Arlene Markarian (Chief, Elder Abuse Unit/Domestic Violence Bureau, Kings County District Attorney's Office, Brooklyn, NY), Dr. Veronica Lo Faso (Director of Geriatric Medial Education, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center), Dr. Anthony Rosen (Emergency Medicine Physician, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center), and Page Ulrey (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA) Runtime :06:31 Play video
	Forensic Accountants and How to Find Them Featuring: Liz Loewy (Former Chief of Elder Abuse Unit, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, New York, NY) and Page Ulrey (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA) Runtime :03:33 Play video
	Cognitive Capacity Evaluators and How to Find Them Featuring: Dr. Harry E. Morgan (President, The Center for Geriatric and Family Psychiatry, Glastonbury, CT) Runtime :05:04 Play video
	Working with Expert Witnesses Featuring: Dr. Harry E. Morgan (President, The Center for Geriatric and Family Psychiatry, Glastonbury, CT), Dr. Veronica Lo Faso (Director of Geriatric Medical Education, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center) Runtime :08:10 Play video

5. Working with Older Victims

	Understanding and Addressing Victim’s Reluctance Featuring: Ricker Hamilton (Deputy Commissioner, Maine Department of Health and Human Services), Tara Patet (Prosecutor, City Attorney's Office, St. Paul, MN), Kathi Church (Case Manager, Seattle Aging and Disability Services), Evelyn Laureano (Executive Director, Neighborhood Self Help by Older Persons Project, New York), and Risa Breckman (Director, NYC Elder Abuse Center, New York, NY) Runtime :07:36 Play video
	When the Victim has Dementia Featuring: Liz Loewy (Former Chief of Elder Abuse Unit, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, New York, NY), Tara Patet (Prosecutor, City Attorney's Office, St. Paul, MN), Kathy Van Olst (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA) and Paul Greenwood (Deputy District Attorney, San Diego, CA) Runtime :10:58 Play video
	Interviewing Strategies Featuring: Page Ulrey (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA), Paul Greenwood (Deputy District Attorney, San Diego, CA), Kathy Van Olst (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA), Alicia Aiken (Executive Director, The Confidentiality Institute, Chicago, IL), Risa Breckman (Director, NYC Elder Abuse Center, New York, NY) and Evelyn Laureano (Executive Director, Neighborhood Self Help by Older Persons Project, New York, NY) Runtime :09:58 Play video
	Role and Benefits of a Facility Dog Featuring: Page Ulrey (Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA) and Ellie the Facility Dog Runtime :04:47 Play video

6. Other

Autopsies in Cases of Potential Elder Neglect

Featuring: Dr. Micheline Lubin (Associate Medical Examiner, King County Medical Examiner's Office, Seattle, WA)

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