Take A Closer Look Project

Description of Project

Take a Closer Look is a comprehensive educational program that will increase the awareness and response of justice professionals to elders and individuals with disabilities who are victims of abuse and domestic violence.

Justice professionals - whether criminal or civil - who participate in this training program will expand their knowledge and awareness of vulnerable adults. By "taking a closer look", they will learn the appropriate steps to better protect and respond to these vulnerable citizens. A closer look enables justice professionals to:

Appreciate the dynamics of abuse in later life and among people with disabilities
Recognize adult victims of abuse, neglect, exploitation and/or domestic violence
Respond in ways that will safeguard the victim
Make justice programs truly accessible
Involve appropriate local area services to achieve a coordinated response and an effective safety or recovery plan
Acquire the knowledge to be more effective in working with vulnerable adults
Increase successful prosecutions of abusers
Identify and respond to situations where guardianship wards are victims/potential victims
Better coordinate all elements within the local justice system

Take A Closer Look Presenters and Trainers

Closer Look Training Team

F. Quintans, APS - B. Reiser, FSGA - F. Miller, State Attorney's Office - J. Sherman, CAD - V. Brail, Professional Guardian - J. Ashton, Safe Space - R. Curiel, CAD, A. Lyons, CAD (not pictured)

This project was supported by Grant No 2002-EW-BX-0003 awarded by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs, U. S. Department of Justice. Points of view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.