Domestic elder abuse and the law

Gerald J Jogerst; Jeanette M Daly; Margaret F Brinig; Jeffrey D Dawson; Gretchen A Schmuch; Jerry G Ingram

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Domestic elder abuse and the law

Gerald J Jogerst, Jeanette M Daly, Margaret F Brinig, Jeffrey D Dawson, Gretchen A Schmuch and Jerry G Ingram

American journal of public health (1971), Vol.93(12), pp.2131-2136

12/2003

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.93.12.2131

PMCID: PMC1448164

PMID: 14652346

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Abstract

The authors evaluated the impact of state adult protective service legislation on rates of investigated and substantiated domestic elder abuse. Data were collected on all domestic elder abuse reports, investigations, and substantiations for each US state and the District of Columbia for 1999. State statutes and regulations pertaining to adult protective services were reviewed. There were 190 005 domestic elder abuse reports from 17 states, a rate of 8.6 per 1000 elders; 242 430 domestic elder abuse investigations from 47 states, a rate of 5.9; and 102 879 substantiations from 35 states, a rate of 2.7. Significantly higher investigation rates were found for states requiring mandatory reporting and tracking of numbers of reports. Domestic elder abuse documentation among states shows substantial differences related to specific aspects of state laws.

State Government

Social Work - economics

United States - epidemiology

Domestic Violence - statistics & numerical data

Public Health

Criminal Law - classification

Humans

Middle Aged

Data Collection

Elder Abuse - statistics & numerical data

Criminal Law - legislation & jurisprudence

Forensic Medicine

Mandatory Reporting

Case Management - economics

Public Health Informatics

Government Regulation

Elder Abuse - legislation & jurisprudence

Aged

Financing, Government - statistics & numerical data

Domestic Violence - legislation & jurisprudence

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Title: Subtitle: Domestic elder abuse and the law
Creators: Gerald J Jogerst - University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA. gerald-jogerst@uiowa.edu
Jeanette M Daly
Margaret F Brinig
Jeffrey D Dawson
Gretchen A Schmuch
Jerry G Ingram
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of public health (1971), Vol.93(12), pp.2131-2136
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.93.12.2131
PMID: 14652346
PMCID: PMC1448164
NLM abbreviation: Am J Public Health
ISSN: 0090-0036
eISSN: 1541-0048
Publisher: United States
Grant note: R06/CCR18677 / ODCDC CDC HHS
Language: English
Date published: 12/2003
Academic Unit: Public Health Administration; Biostatistics; Family and Community Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983997330702771

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