Public definitions and endorsement of the criminalization of elder abuse

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-283

  Morgan, Etta ^a   Johnson, Ida ^b   Sigler, Robert ^b  

^a JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 33646767807     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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