TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Public definitions and endorsement of the criminalization of elder abuse
JO  - Journal of criminal justice
A1  - Morgan, Etta
A1  - Johnson, Ida
A1  - Sigler, Robert
SP  - 275
EP  - 283
VL  - 34
IS  - 3
N2  - A longitudinal cross sectional ten-year study was conducted measuring public attitudes toward the definition and criminalization of elder abuse. The study found that the public endorsed a fairly broad definition of elder abuse and that this definition of elder abuse was fairly stable over time. Subjects also strongly endorsed the creation of misdemeanor and felony statutes and strongly endorsed the use of prison to punish elder abusers. The subjects also believed that the criminalization of elder abuse would be effective in reducing elder abuse.<p />
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SN  - 0047-2352
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2006.03.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -