County Courts
Gang Membership and Criminal Processing: A Test of the "Master Status" Concept
Societal Cost of the Exclusionary Rule: An Empirical Assessment
Civil Protection Orders: The Benefits and Limitations for Victims of Domestic Violence, Final Report
Uncertainty Ahead - A Shift in How Federal Scientific Experts Can Testify
Prosecuting Cases of Elder Abuse
This panel will feature NIJ-funded research that has direct, practical implications for the prosecution of elder abuse cases. Panelists will present findings from a study of prosecutors in three states that examined the factors that influenced their decisions to prosecute elder financial abuse cases. The panel will also provide the results from an evaluation of five innovative court-based models that target perpetrators of elder abuse.