Older adults (65+)
Elder Abuse Identification and Intervention
Comprehensive Older Adult and Caregiver Help (COACH): A person-centered caregiver intervention prevents elder mistreatment
Financial Maltreatment of Chinese American Elders: An Inquiry through a Cultural Lens
Police Service Delivery to the Elderly, Final Report
Evaluation of Experience Corps: Student Reading Outcomes
Restoring Promise: A Randomized Control Trial Examining the Impact of an Innovative Young Adult Housing on Reducing Violence
Department of Justice: Elder maltreatment initiatives
Defining and Studying Elder Abuse Polyvictimization
Defining and Studying Elder Abuse Polyvictimization
Defining and Studying Elder Abuse Polyvictimization
NIJ Social Science Analyst Yunsoo Park shares her knowledge about elder abuse, a widespread issue in the U.S. and around the world, particularly polyvictimization — the experience of a range of different types of abuse and maltreatment. As much as 11% of community-residing older adults experienced some form of abuse or mistreatment in the past year. Yunsoo discusses risk factors, difficulties in defining and studying elder abuse polyvictimization, and strategies for intervention and prevention. Stacy Lee Reynolds, a Communications Assistant with NIJ, hosts.