Primary Education Topic:
Policy and Advocacy
Other Education Topics:
Leadership in Aging
Legal & Ethical Issues
LGBTQ Aging
Mental Health & Aging
Policy and Advocacy
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As a result of adverse events between police and community-dwelling older adults, training programs have emerged that educate community police officers about the physiological, functional and cognitive changes associated with aging.
By Laura K. Byerly, Rebecca T. Brown, Brie A. Williams and Anna Chodos
From conducting welfare checks to intervening in behavioral altercations and responding to medical emergencies, police officers provide frontline triage for older adults in distress. However, when police lack understanding about conditions affecting older people, situations can end in tragedy.
