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Direct linkPayne, Brian K. – Crime & Delinquency, 2013
Treated initially as a social problem, elder abuse has only recently been criminalized. The criminalization of elder abuse involves penalizing offenders for actively abusing offenders as well as for violating mandatory reporting laws. Mandatory reporting laws exist to encourage professionals to report suspected cases of elder abuse. In this study,…
Descriptors: Elder Abuse, Older Adults, Laws, Crime
