AGENCY TESTIMONY
Collaboration between NYCA and NYPD on elder fraud issues
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The NYC Department for the Aging (NYCA) and the New York Police Department (NYPD) have established a strong partnership to address elder fraud and related issues. This collaboration includes joint initiatives and programs aimed at supporting older adults who are victims of crime.
- The NYCA office of elder justice was established to assist victims of scams and other forms of elder abuse
- Crime against older adults has decreased across the five boroughs in the past year
- The Cabinet for Older New Yorkers has made advancements in public safety through partnership with NYPD
- Older Adult Liaison program has been established in every NYPD precinct and police service area
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
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NYC aging office of elder justice was established to assist those who have experienced scammers as well as other forms of elder abuse and to let older adults know that they are not alone.
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We are pleased to see that across a range of crime areas, crime against older adults of the five boroughs have tended down in the past year.
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While there is still work to be done, we are pleased with the advancements we have made through the cabinet for older New Yorkers regarding public safety and our partnership with the New York police department.
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I'm happy to be joined today by my colleagues from the NYPD as we have worked closely between our agencies to respond to the needs of older adults and to develop initiative innovative programs like the older adult liaison, which is in every precinct.
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But first, let me introduce who's sitting here with me.
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We have the director of legislative affairs, Levin.
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We also have with us captain Papa La Polas.
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Alright?
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Someone with a strange name, I should know how to pronounce other people's name.
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Chiefs of Savino and chief Morell.
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One of the things that we're really proud of is this adult older adult liaisons, which are in every NYPD preset, as well as the 7 police service areas.
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At the seventeen older adults, adult town halls we have hosted across the city with mayor Adams over the past year.
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Public safety comes up as an ongoing concern.
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Our partnership with the NYPD has been instrumental in helping older adults access the services that they need when they are victims of a crime.
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It also gives us an opportunity to introduce the public older adult liaison at each one of those town halls.
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Elder abuse, elder fraud, which can be form of, as you have said, madam chair.
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Elder abuse is a form which perpetrated by trusted individual and or a known or a random stranger.
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I'm so sorry.
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Or a trusted individual or random stranger, and is typically financial in nature with the older adult as to fraud it out of monetary benefit.
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Older adults are the targets of fraud or scams often because they are viewed as vulnerable or having access to large amounts of money.
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Compared to other parts of the population, and people know when they get those funds.
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As you know, the older adult population of this city is growing exponentially, with more than 1,800,000 adults expected to live in the 5 boroughs by 2030.
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And NYC Aging has expanded our programs and resources to actively address this issue.
