Statewide Analysis of Elder Abuse
| 2006-WG-BX-0009 | $118,376 |
| Principal Investigator: | Andrew Klein |
| Title: | Statewide Analysis of Elder Abuse |
| Monitor: | Nicole Gaskin Laniyan |
| This study will create a comprehensive profile of reported domestic violence and family abuse of women over 50 using data from the State of Rhode Island for the year 2002, and it will investigate the impact of the State's response to the initial incident on the likelihood of reabuse in the subsequent 2 years. The information to be collected includes characteristics of the victim and abuser and details of the key incident, law enforcement and prosecution response, and reabuse rates over the subsequent 2 years. The likelihood of reabuse will be examined in relation to the State's responses to the initial abuse report/investigation including referral to the Department of Elder Affairs (DEA), arresting the suspect, prosecuting the case, and any combination of these. | |
Date Entered: November 29, 2007