1. Add your agency name here Date of the training
Stalking in later life
Take this opportunity to introduce yourself, any other trainers or the new section if this is part of a longer training event.
Add your agency name here Date of the training
Gina Bower
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2. As a Result of This Training, Participants Will Be Better Able to:
Describe stalking in later life
Explore some of the unique issues for older victims of stalking
Recognize technology can be used in stalking in later life
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Stalking in Later Life
A pattern of unwanted behavior and tactics directed at an older individual that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear
Stalking criminalizes otherwise non-criminal behavior
Victim who is 50 years of age or older
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4. Stalking in Later Life Statistics
A DOJ study identified a total of 663,660 cases of stalking among victims age 50 or over that had occurred during a 12- month period.
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (2012).
Resource: Stalking Victims in the United States – Revised U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
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5. National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life
Behaviors of Stalkers
Follow victim
Damage property
Threaten victim, family, friends, or pets
Send unwanted gifts, letters, cards, or s
Other actions that control, track, or frighten the victim
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6. Relationships Where Stalking Occurs
Intimate partner violence
Dating violence
Acquaintance, neighbor, or stranger
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7. Possible Case Scenario
Sylvia is an 80 year old woman who left her 45 year marriage
Husband is 83
Threatens with a gun
Yellow roses to apologize
“RTG”
See case example in handouts or change the slide and use your own example of stalking in later life
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Barriers
Victim may not be aware that stalking is a crime or know how to get help
System belief that perpetrator is no longer a threat because of his age
Not believing victim
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9. System Response When Reported
77% of older victims were told they were overreacting
66.7% of older victims were not taken seriously by law enforcement
Stalking and Age, Sheridan et al. (2014)
Resource: Sheridan, L., Scott, A. J., & North, A. C. (2014). Stalking and Age. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, 1(4), 262.)
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10. Technology and Stalking
Computers and the Internet
Phones
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
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11. Older Adults and Technology
77% of older adults have a cell phone
59% of older adults go online
Of these, 29% use social networks
Resources: Older Adults and Technology Use, Pew Research Center, 2014; Smith, A. (2015). Older adults and technology use. Pew Research Center; 2014.
Older Adults and Technology Use, Pew Research Center, (2014)
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12. National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life
Summary
Stalking in later life is a pattern of unwanted behavior that targets an older adult
Older victims experience unique issues when reporting stalking
Stalkers may use technology to stalk older victims
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13. National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life
Thank You
Special thanks to the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) for assisting in creating this PowerPoint.
We have included this slide as a way to acknowledge the fact that NCALL has created this slide deck for you to use in your community. We would greatly appreciate it if you mentioned that at the end of your training and encourage participants to visit the NCALL website. You might want to add additional Thank You slides for others in your community who helped make the training possible. For example, did someone donate food for the training or did someone provide the training space at no charge?
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14. National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life
Contact Information
This slide is for you to add your agency and presenter information
Add trainer name and contact information
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