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Older adults (65+)

"Companion" To See You Safely Home

Date Published
December 2015
Publication Type
Report (Technical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

Insights on Adverse Effects of Elder Abuse

Date Published
July 13, 2020

Strong social support is key in reversing the negative physical and mental effects of elder mistreatment, according to a recent NIJ-funded study.

Notes From the Field

Those working in the criminal justice system should always use research and evidence to inform their policies, practices, and work. However, leaders often need to make decisions based on limited information and under unpredictable or even volatile circumstances. Sometimes there simply isn’t research available yet to help inform decisions on emerging issues.

Notes From the Field is not a research-based publication. Instead, it presents lessons...

Why Is the United States the Most Homicidal Nation in the Affluent World?

December 2013

Ohio State University Since World War II, the homicide rate in the U.S. has been three to ten times higher than in Canada, Western Europe, and Japan. This, however, has not always been the case. What caused the dramatic change? Dr. Roth discussed how and why rates of different kinds of homicide have varied across time and space over the past 450 years, including an examination of the murder of children by parents or caregivers, intimate partner violence, and homicides among unrelated adults.