The title is:"Abuse within the family or by carers need not be limited to the abuse of infants and young children. Discuss the range of abuse which may occur at other ages - from the older child, through adulthood, to the elderly person - and the difficulties which may be faced by those investigating and prosecuting such cases."Explanatory paragraphs:Candidates should not be discussing the abuse of infants and young children but should be concentrating on abuse occurring at all ages above this, whether such abuse takes place in the family home or in care institutions. The abuse could take a number of forms - physical, sexual or emotional; could take place over a period of time; might involve more than one individual and more than one perpetrator; and might or might not lead to death.Difficulties in investigating and prosecuting such allegations would include the problems of the evidence perhaps being historical, and being made by individuals who may be fearful of their own safety and whose age and mental status may render their account somewhat unreliable, particularly in the face of plausible alternative explanations by alleged perpetrators. The format of inquiries could take a number of forms.