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Sexual abuse of older adults
— preliminary findings of cases in Virginia | | Author(s) | Pamela B Teaster, Karen A Roberto, Joy O Duke |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 12, no 3/4, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 1-17 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Sexual activity ; Crime ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Aggregated data from Adult Protective Services (APS) case files of sexually abused adults in Virginia aged 60 years and older were collected from July 1996 to June 1999, yielding 42 substantiated cases over the three years. Data reveal demographic trends; the ability to care for oneself; the type, pattern and place of abuse; information on witnesses and alleged offenders; and case resolution and outcomes. Results show that 40 of the cases concerned women over 70 years of age resident in residential or nursing homes; the offenders were 40 men. Most cases were not prosecuted. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010509201 A |
| Classmark | QNT: BIU: TWA: 3F: 7T |
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