ABSTRACT

First Published in 1999. Family Crimes Against the Elderly, A Study of Elder Abuse and the New York Police Department represents an important contribution to the available knowledge on elder abuse as a criminal justice issue. While most studies of elder abuse to date have examined this social problem from a health, mental health or social service perspective, few have focused on it from the perspective of law enforcement.

chapter |7 pages

Problem Statement

chapter |21 pages

Literature Review

chapter |16 pages

Research Methodology

chapter |19 pages

Description of the Sample

chapter |25 pages

Description of Findings

chapter |18 pages

Conclusion