Justification for punishing crimes against the elderly: Perceptions of police chiefs, nursing home professionals, and students

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-51

  Payne, Brian K ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crimes against the elderly; Crimes against vulnerable adults; Elder abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646793797     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v38n01_04     Document Type: Article

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