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Statewide Profile of Abuse of Older Women and the Criminal Justice Response in Rhode Island, 2002

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Principal Investigator(s): Klein, Andrew; Tobin, Terri; Salomon, Amy; Dubois, Janice

Summary: This study examined the often overlooked and under reported issue of elder abuse. The research focused on female victims of domestic abuse over 50 years of age. The data were also compared to similar data on women under the age of 50. The data were collected in Rhode Island for several reasons, including the state's relatively broad definition of domestic violence and the large number of reports. Researchers examined every domestic violence report made to state and local law enforcement acr... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22740.v1

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