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Research Bulletin (4 2005, 1 August)
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- The Rise in Reported Elder Abuse: A review of State and national Data (20070830174359_Elderabuse2.pdf)
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This Research Bulletin is the first in a series of Authority publications on the elderly and the criminal justice system. It examines the local and national problem of elder abuse with data obtained from the Illinois Department on Aging, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, and a study commissioned by the National Center on Elder Abuse.
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- Information management and resources: Information resources: Government statistics: Crime statistics
- Information management and resources: Information resources: Government statistics: Demographic statistics
- Law enforcement and the courts: Crime: Crime statistics
- Law enforcement and the courts: Crime: Domestic violence
- Social issues and programs: Aging
- Social issues and programs: Family: Domestic violence
- State government: State audits and studies
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.The rise in reported elder abuse: Areview of state and national data By Michelle Repp, ICJIA Research Analyst and Erica Hughes, ICJIA Research Analyst Vol. 4, No. August 2005 Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Research Bulletin The number of reported elder abuse cases in Illinois increased percent between state fiscal years 1993 and 2003, according to the Department on Aging. hile reports of elder abuse have steadily increased across the state in the last decade, true understanding of the extent and nature of crimes against the elderly is problematic. Elder abuse often goes unreported. Many senior citizens are socially isolated and do not know where to seek help. Others fear retaliation, feel ashamed, or are kept from reporting the abuse. Some are afraid that if they report abuse at the hands of caregiver, they will be institutionalized.1 Analysis of elder abuse is further complicated by the manner in which the crime is reported in Illinois. The limited list of mandated
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