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MALTRAITANCE INSTITUTIONNELLE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of Old Age
CONT

Institutional abuse ... happens in a nursing home, foster home, or assisted-living facility. The abuser's job is to help care for the vulnerable adult.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
DEF

[...] mauvais traitements qui ont lieu dans un établissement résidentiel (comme un foyer de soins infirmiers), un foyer d'accueil ou une résidence-services.

OBS

mauvais traitement institutionnel : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel pour désigner des actes concrets.

Key term(s)
  • mauvais traitements institutionnels

Spanish

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