Citation

Payne BK, Appel J, Kim-Appel D. J. Elder Abuse Negl. 2008; 20(3): 265-275.

Affiliation

Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 4018, Atlanta, GA 30075, USA. bpayne@gsu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18928054

Abstract

Dozens of studies have examined how the press portrays crime. Most of these studies focus on some aspect of the criminal or the response to the event. Few have considered the portrayal of victims and even fewer have examined the way the media portrays older victims. To fill this void, this study examines (1) whether elder abuse coverage varies across newspapers and (2) how the extent of elder abuse coverage compares to child-abuse coverage. Results indicate that regional differences appear to exist and child abuse receives far more coverage than elder abuse. Implications are provided.

Language: en