Mental Health and Criminal Justice Issues Among Perpetrators of Elder Abuse

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 81-94

  Brownell, Pat ^a   Berman, Jacquelin ^b   Salamone, Aurora ^c  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Office of Research   (United States)

^c Elderly Crime Resource Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Drug abuse; Incarceration; Services; Types of abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044518726     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v11n04_06     Document Type: Article

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