National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Content Topic Results
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March 2009
National Elder Mistreatment Study
Publisher(s):Findings of this nationally representative study showed that more than one in ten respondents experienced some type of abuse or potential neglect in the past year.
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Drug-facilitated, Incapacitated, and Forcible Rape: A National Study
Publisher(s):"This study provides important information regarding the lifetime prevalence, past year prevalence, characteristics, and mental health impact of rape among adult women residing in U.S. households as well as among U.S. female college students. The study also provides the first and most comprehensive national data on the prevalence, characteristics, and impact of drug and alcohol facilitated rape and incapacitated rape among U.S. adult women and U.S. college women."
Recommendations for further research, policy and practice are also provided.
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Elderly Victims of Sexual Abuse and their Offenders
Publisher(s):This report of an exploratory study shows that older people experience sexual abuse in their homes, nursing homes, and in the community, suggesting that older age does not protect people from sexual victimization.