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T Görgen¹, B Nägele

¹Kriminologisches Forschungsinstitut Niedersachsen e V, Lützerodestrasse 9, 30161, Hannover, Germany. goergen@kfn.uni-hannover.de

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Summary

Sexual victimization in old age is underreported, with criminal justice data differing from victim services. This research highlights age-specific detection challenges and offers insights into improving support for elderly victims.

Area of Science:

Gerontology
Criminology
Sociology

Context:

Elderly sexual victimization is an underresearched area.
Combines diverse data: police statistics, prosecutor files, victim service surveys, and practitioner interviews.
Few cases of sexual victimization in old age are officially recorded.

Purpose:

To investigate the nature and scope of sexual victimization in older adults.
To compare offenses known to the criminal justice system versus those known to victim support services.
To understand age-specific detection rates and improve victim services for the elderly.

Summary:

Criminal justice system cases often involve 'hands-off' offenses by strangers or acquaintances.
Victim services encounter severe sexual violence within intimate relationships, often long-term domestic abuse.

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Older victims' help-seeking behaviors and barriers are explored.

Impact:

Reveals discrepancies between reported and actual cases of elderly sexual victimization.
Provides evidence-based recommendations for enhancing victim services tailored to older adults.
Contributes to a better understanding of age-specific detection challenges in sexual violence cases.