34 U.S.C. § 21741 — Training and technical assistance for States
submitted 9 years ago by Pub. L. 115-70 to r/title-34-CRIME-CONTROL-AND-LAW-ENFORCEMENT · 107 words · no verdicts yet
The Attorney General must give states training and technical help on elder abuse. This covers investigating and preventing physical, sexual, and financial abuse, plus neglect. It also covers helping victims cope with the trauma they suffered.
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and in coordination with the Elder Justice* Coordinating Council (established under section 1397k of title 42), shall create, compile, evaluate, and disseminate materials and information, and provide the necessary training and technical assistance, to assist States and units of local government in—
investigating, prosecuting, pursuing, preventing, understanding, and mitigating the impact of—
physical, sexual, and psychological abuse* of elders;
exploitation* of elders, including financial abuse and scams targeting elders; and
neglect* of elders; and
assessing, addressing, and mitigating the physical and psychological trauma to victims of elder abuse*.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 115–70, title IV, § 403, Oct. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 1214.)
- 2017Enacted · Pub. L. 115-70 · 131 Stat. 1214
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 115-70 on 2017-10-18.
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