Elder Abuse Toolkit for the Courts With a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Grant No. 2008-DD-BX-0711), the National Center for State Courts is creating an Elder Abuse Toolkit for the Courts. The toolkit, designed to increase awareness and improve court responses to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, includes a judicial benchcard, an interagency coordination guide, model practices, a compilation of resources, and a data collection guide. The toolkit will be made available online (expected completion data: Fall/Winter 2010).
New Toolkit Product: Judicial Benchard
The judicial benchcard is targeted toward judges from all court divisions. It is to be used as a national template that can be readily modified for adaptation to local laws and resources.
SEE BENCHCARD
See a modified benchcard, created by Florida’s 13th Judicial Circuit
SEE BENCHCARD
Elder Abuse Curriculum for State Judicial Educators 
With funding from the Retirement Research Foundation of Chicago (Grant #2008-056), the National Center for State Courts is developing an elder abuse curriculum for state judicial educators. The objective of the training is to improve the court’s ability to recognize elder abuse and to craft appropriate responses that maximize victim safety. The curriculum will consist of three one-hour modules focusing on the physiology of aging, the identification of elder abuse, and court responses. NCSC is partnering with the University of California, Irvine, Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse and Neglect, on the development of the curriculum. The product will be available online (expected completion date: Spring/Summer 2011).
See an introduction to the training program, provided by Judge John Conery, 16th Judicial District, Louisiana.