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Older adults (65+)

NIJ Journal Issue 255, November 2006

Date Published
November 1, 2006

Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.

Prosecuting Cases of Elder Abuse

June 2010

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.