TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions of elder neglect in the courtroom
AU - Golding, Jonathan M.
AU - Allen, Jennifer
AU - Yozwiak, John A.
AU - Marsil, Dorothy F.
AU - Kinstle, Terri Stewart
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - This study investigated the perception of elder neglect by undergraduate mock jurors. Ninety-eight men and women read fictional criminal trial summaries of a neglect case (i.e., First-Degree Criminal Abuse) in which the age of the alleged victim was 76- or 86-years-old and the alleged victim had either a cognitive deficit or a physical disability. The results showed that the alleged victim's health status affected perceptions of mock jurors. There were more guilty verdicts and higher ratings of the defendant's guilt when the alleged victim had a cognitive deficit than when she did not. These results are discussed in terms of the implications of bringing cases of elder abuse to court.
AB - This study investigated the perception of elder neglect by undergraduate mock jurors. Ninety-eight men and women read fictional criminal trial summaries of a neglect case (i.e., First-Degree Criminal Abuse) in which the age of the alleged victim was 76- or 86-years-old and the alleged victim had either a cognitive deficit or a physical disability. The results showed that the alleged victim's health status affected perceptions of mock jurors. There were more guilty verdicts and higher ratings of the defendant's guilt when the alleged victim had a cognitive deficit than when she did not. These results are discussed in terms of the implications of bringing cases of elder abuse to court.
KW - Elder abuse
KW - Juror perceptions
KW - Neglect
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U2 - 10.1300/J084v16n01_02
DO - 10.1300/J084v16n01_02
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:18444380887
SN - 0894-6566
VL - 16
SP - 23
EP - 46
JO - Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect
JF - Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect
IS - 1
ER -
