Financial Exploitation of Older Persons in Adult Care Settings: Comparisons to Physical Abuse and the Justice System's Response

• NCJ Number: 241043
• Journal: Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect Volume: 24 Issue: 3 Dated: July-September 2012 Pages: 231-250
• Author(s): Brian K. Payne, Ph.D.; Sheryl M. Strasser, Ph.D.
• Date Published: July 2012
• Length: 20 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examined a sample of elder financial abuse cases and elder physical abuse cases handled by fraud control units to shed some light on the dynamics of elder financial exploitation and the way the justice system processes these cases.

Abstract

The current study uses a sample of 242 elder financial abuse cases and 314 elder physical abuse cases handled by fraud control units to shed some light on the dynamics of elder financial exploitation and the way the justice system processes these cases. Attention also is given to the way that the processing of elder financial exploitation cases can be distinguished from the processing of elder physical abuse cases. Results show that a wide range of elder financial exploitations cases are committed, and these cases should be broadly defined. Implications are provided. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.