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Criminal Victimization of the Elderly: The Physical and Economic Consequences
Cook, Fay Lomax; And Others
Gerontologist, 18, 4, 338-49, Aug 78
This study tests the accuracy of current consensus that physical and economic consequences of crime are greater for the elderly than for other age groups. Crime problem of the elderly may not be an age-related problem but rather a condition-related problem, the condition being one of low income. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Crime, Heads of Households, Income, Low Income, National Surveys, Older Adults, Research Projects
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