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The Journal of Adult Protection, vol. 18 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1466-8203

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Publication date: 3 June 2014

Sonali Bhattacharya and Shubhasheesh Bhattacharya

– The purpose of this paper is to analyse the possible causes of elderly abuse in India and its repercussions for the society, based on the real cases and reports.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the possible causes of elderly abuse in India and its repercussions for the society, based on the real cases and reports.

Design/methodology/approach

A multiple case study approach has been used for the study sourced from archival newspaper reports, crime reports, and narration.

Findings

Greater vigilance and more effective legislation would be required to solve the problem related to elder abuse.

Originality/value

There is not much study of causes, consequences, effectiveness of the legal system with respect to elderly abuse in India. In that way, it will be a unique contribution.

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The Journal of Adult Protection, vol. 16 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1466-8203

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