Due to inadequate training and policy guidance, police all too often don’t know how best to
prevent, report and respond to major crimes against seniors and people with disabilities.
AB 751 will finally change that, by requiring every local police and sheriff’s department to adopt
a specific, detailed senior and disability victimization policy guiding officers and spelling out an
officer training schedule. Every law enforcement agency will be required to have a specialized
unit with advanced training to serve as a resource for their department and liaison to the
community.