Citation

Brownell P, Berman J, Salamone A. J. Elder Abuse Negl. 2000; 11(4): 81-94.

Affiliation

a Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University , 113 West 60th Street , New York , NY , 10023-7479.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J084v11n04_06

PMID

21877986

Abstract

Recent studies on elder abuse suggest that the pathology or impairment of the abuser may be a stronger predictor of elder abuse than characteristics of the victim. To examine the relationship between elder abuse, abuser pathology, and the criminal justice system, the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA) undertook a survey of older victims of reported domestic abuse seeking assistance from the DFTA Elderly Crime Victims Resource Center. Preliminary findings from the survey indicate that impaired abusers were significantly younger than unimpaired abusers and more likely to live with their elderly victims, to be unemployed, and to have a history of involvement with the criminal justice system.

Language: en