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Navarro, Adria E.; Gassoumis, Zachary D.; Wilber, Kathleen H. – Gerontologist, 2013
Purpose: Despite growing awareness of elder abuse, cases are rarely prosecuted. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an elder abuse forensic center compared with usual care to increase prosecution of elder financial abuse. Design and Methods: Using one-to-one propensity score matching, cases referred to the Los Angeles County…
Descriptors: Elder Abuse, Persuasive Discourse, Law Enforcement, Crime
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Conrad, Kendon J.; Iris, Madelyn; Ridings, John W.; Langley, Kate; Wilber, Kathleen H. – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: This study was designed to improve the measurement of financial exploitation (FE) by testing psychometric properties of the older adult financial exploitation measure (OAFEM), a client self-report instrument. Design and Methods: Rasch item response theory and traditional validation approaches were used. Questionnaires were administered by…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Older Adults, Psychometrics, Item Response Theory