Elder Abuse and Consent Capacity: Our Collective Nemesis?

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Author(s): Vaitsa Giannouli (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 15
Source title: Social, Psychological, and Forensic Perspectives on Sexual Abuse
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan (Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3958-2.ch015

Keywords: Criminology & Victimology / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities / Sociology

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This chapter explores the findings of theoretical and empirical studies for the complicated construct of capacity to consent to sexual relations in elders. This is alongside an attempt to clarify through small-scale research, the knowledge and attitudes towards consent capacity as reported by elders themselves. Results indicate that Greek respondents are not fully informed about consent capacity and approach this topic as a taboo. Moreover, they believe that the Greek society and state do not provide adequate prevention programs. Future directions on how to make elders and their family members aware of consent capacity problems are discussed.

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