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Older Victims

Prosecuting Cases of Elder Abuse

June 2010

This panel will feature NIJ-funded research that has direct, practical implications for the prosecution of elder abuse cases. Panelists will present findings from a study of prosecutors in three states that examined the factors that influenced their decisions to prosecute elder financial abuse cases. The panel will also provide the results from an evaluation of five innovative court-based models that target perpetrators of elder abuse.

Florida Elder Abuse Survey

NCJ Number
226144
Date Published
December 2008
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation