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Perceptions of elder physical abuse in the courtroom
— the influence of hearsay witness testimony |
| Author(s) | Emily E Dunlap, Jonathan M Golding, Emily C Hodell |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 19, no 3/4, 2007 |
| Pages | pp 19-40 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Crime ; The Judiciary ; Attitude ; Middle aged ; Age groups [elderly] ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A community sample of 226 participants (41% men, 59% women) answered questions about a trial summary that manipulated what type of witness hearsay presented an allegation of elder physical abuse. Overall, participants who read the testimony of a 45 year old hearsay witness had higher conviction rates than participants who read the testimony of a 75 year old hearsay witness or the elder victim. Additionally, participants who had previous been victims of abuse and/or who had positive attitudes toward older people rendered more pro-prosecution verdicts. Finally as the age of the participant increased, so did conviction rates. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080422202 A |
| Classmark | QNT: TWA: VY: DP: SE: BB: 48: 7T |
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