When a Son Steals Money From His Mother: Courtroom Perceptions of Elder Financial Exploitation

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 126-148

  Golding, Jonathan M ^a   Hodell, Emily C ^a   Dunlap, Emily E ^a   Wasarhaley, Nesa E ^a   Keller, Peggy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

courtroom perceptions; elder financial abuse; elder financial exploitation; juror decision making

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ECONOMICS; ELDER ABUSE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CRIME VICTIMS; ECONOMICS; ELDER ABUSE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875288145     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2013.751816     Document Type: Article

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