County Courts
Rural Misdemeanor Court Management - A Study in One Court's Exercise of Greater Case Control
Keeping It a "Normal" School Day
Estimating the Population at Risk for Violence During Child Visitation
Role of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Domestic Violence and Its Treatment: Dade County's Domestic Violence Court Experiment; Final Report
Perceptions of Drug Court: How Offenders View Ease of Program Completion, Strengths and Weaknesses, and the Impact on Their Lives
Civil Protection Orders: The Benefits and Limitations for Victims of Domestic Violence, Final Report
California Prison Downsizing and Its Impact on Local Criminal Justice Systems
Gang Membership and Criminal Processing: A Test of the "Master Status" Concept
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.