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Effectiveness of a Joint Police and Social Services Response to Elder Abuse in Manhattan [New York City], New York, 1996-1997

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Principal Investigator(s): Davis, Robert C.; Medina, Juan; Avitabile, Nancy

Summary: This project consisted of an evaluation of an elder abuse program run by the New York Police Department and Victim Services Research. The focus of the study was domestic elder abuse, which generally refers to any of several forms of maltreatment, physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, neglect, and/or financial exploitation of an older person. The program, conducted in New York City public housing, had two complementary parts. First, public housing projects in Manhattan were as... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03130.v1

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