How Do Abused Elderly Persons and Their Adult Protective Services Caseworkers View Law Enforcement Involvement and Criminal Prosecution, and What Impact Do These Views Have on Case Processing?

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 254-280

  Jackson, Shelly L ^a   Hafemeister, Thomas L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

elder abuse; law enforcement; multidisciplinary teams; prosecution

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ELDER ABUSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; VICTIM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CRIME VICTIMS; ELDER ABUSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84877305571     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2012.751843     Document Type: Article

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