Trials
Does It Pay To Plead Guilty? Differential Sentencing and the Functioning of Criminal Courts
Mending Justice - Sentinel Events in Criminal Justice
The Basics of Sentinel Events Reviews - Interview with James Doyle
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.