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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > victimology > victimology and crime prevention > victimization scales and surveys > measurement of elder abuse, neglect, and maltreatment

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measurement of elder abuse, neglect, and maltreatment  

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  • The field of elder mistreatment has been plagued by problems with how to measure the extent of the phenomenon. Prevalence estimates range from 10 to 32 per 1,000 elders, with overall national estimates between 500,000 and 1 million elders existing at any point in time. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Maltreatment: Measurement of]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-T5J83XLS-J

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