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Developing a rigorous, systematic methodology to identify and categorize elder mistreatment in criminal justice data
Sarah Dion1, Kriti Gogia2, Alyssa Elman2
1College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect
|March 11, 2020
Summary
Researchers developed a new method to identify and categorize elder mistreatment cases within prosecutorial data. This approach helps analyze prosecution responses to elder abuse and neglect.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Criminology
- Public Health
Background:
- Elder mistreatment cases necessitate integrated responses from social services, medical, civil, and criminal justice systems.
- Limited research exists on elder mistreatment prosecution and its impact.
- Prosecutorial data remains an underutilized resource for understanding mistreatment response due to a lack of standardized analytical methods.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a systematic methodological approach for identifying elder mistreatment cases within prosecutorial data.
- To establish a categorization system for elder mistreatment cases based on prosecutorial charges.
Main Methods:
- Operationalized key elements of the elder mistreatment definition, including trust and vulnerability.
- Analyzed prosecutorial data from crimes against individuals aged 60 and older.
- Developed a categorization framework for financial exploitation, physical abuse, sexual abuse, verbal/emotional/psychological abuse, and neglect.
Main Results:
- A rigorous and systematic method was established to identify elder mistreatment in prosecutorial records.
- A standardized approach to categorize elder mistreatment cases by charge type was created.
- This methodology enables the analysis of prosecutorial data as a source for elder mistreatment research.
Conclusions:
- The developed methodological approach is a crucial preliminary step for analyzing prosecutorial data on elder mistreatment.
- This systematic method provides a foundation for future research on prosecution responses to elder abuse.
- Standardized identification and categorization of elder mistreatment cases in prosecution data can illuminate an important, previously untapped information source.
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