Use of Domestic Violence Services Across Race and Ethnicity by Women Aged 55 and Older: The Illinois Experience

Violence Against Women

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1442-1452

  Grossman, Susan F ^a   Lundy, Maria ^a,b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242677008     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801203259233     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Administration on Aging. (1998). The national elder abuse incidence study: Final report. Retrieved April 21, 2001, from the Administration on Aging Web site: http://www. aoa.gov/eldfam/Elder_Rights/Elder_Abuse/ABuseReport_Full.pdf
2. Administration on Aging. (2000). Facts and figures: Statistics on minority aging in the U.S. Retrieved February 12, 2003, from www.aoa.gov/minorityaccess/stats.html
3. Cyphers, G. C. (1999). Out of the shadows: Elder abuse and neglect. Policy & Practice of Public Human Services, 57, 25-30.
4. Gondolf, E. W. (1998). Assessing woman battering in mental health services. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
5. Griffin, L. W. (1999). Elder maltreatment in the African-American community: You just don't hit your momma!!! In T. Tatara (Ed.), Understanding elder abuse in minority populations (pp. 27-48). Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel.
6. Grossman, S. F., & Lundy, M. (2000, September). Analysis of Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence service data: Fiscal years 1988/89 through 1994/95. Chicago: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
7. Hall, J. M. (1999). Abuse of Black elders in Rhode Island. In T. Tatara (Ed.), Understanding elder abuse in minority populations (pp. 13-26). Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel.
8. Heise, L. L. (1998). Violence against women: An integrated, ecological framework. Violence Against Women, 4, 262-290.
9. Humm, W. (1996, February). Illinois domestic violence statistics: 1995 report. Granite City, IL: G & H Research Associates.
10. Mama, A. (1989). Violence against black women: Gender, race, and state responses. Feminist Review, 32, 30-48.
11. Marsh, C. E. (1993). Sexual assault and domestic violence in the African American community. Western Journal of Black Studies, 1(7), 149-155.
12. National Center on Elder Abuse. (1997). Reporting of elder abuser in domestic settings. Elder Abuse Information Series No. 3. Retrieved April 21, 2001, from www.elderabusecenter. org/basic/fact3.pdf
13. Pillemer, K., & Finkelhor, D. (1988). The prevalence of elder abuse: A random sample survey. The Gerontologist, 28, 51-57.
14. Sullivan, C. M., & Rumptz, M. H. (1994). Adjustment and needs of African American women who utilized a domestic violence shelter. Violence and Victims, 9, 275-286.
15. Straus, M. A., & Gelles, R.J. (1995). Physical violence in American families: Risk factors and adaptations to violence in 8,145 families. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.
16. Tatara, T. (1996). Elder abuse in domestic settings: Series #2. Retrieved April 11, 2001, from www.elderabusecenter.org
17. Tatara, T. (Ed.). (1999). Understanding elder abuse in minority populations. Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel.
18. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Estimates Program, Population Division. (2000, August). Population estimates for counties by age, race, sex, and Hispanic origin: Annual time series, July 1, 1990, to July 1, 1999 (CO-99-12). Washington, DC: Author.
19. Warshaw, C., & Moroney, G. (2002). Mental health and domestic violence: Collaborative initiatives, service needs, and curricula. Manuscript in preparation. Retrieved February 12, 2003, from www.dvmhpi.org/Publications.htm