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CRIMES AGAINST OLDER ADULTS: PERSPECTIVES OF STUDENTS AND POLICE DETECTIVES
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Hupp, Jill N.
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1145548238
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2006, Master of Gerontological Studies, Miami University, Gerontology.
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to explore how students and police detectives view crimes against older adults, and how their views are related to their knowledge and attitudes about aging. Surveys were collected from 123 students from sociology, criminology, and gerontology courses at a Midwestern university and 36 surveys were collected from detectives at a local police department. Information on the participants’ general knowledge and attitudes of aging and of crimes against older adults was collected. The overall findings of this research suggest that there is a lack of knowledge about general aging issues and criminal issues among the respondents. The data also suggest that there is ageism in how crimes against older adults are viewed from both the student and detective populations.
Committee
Robert Applebaum (Advisor)
Pages
37 p.
Subject Headings
Gerontology
Keywords
crimes and older adults
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ageism in criminal field
;
elder abuse
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Hupp, J. N. (2006).
CRIMES AGAINST OLDER ADULTS: PERSPECTIVES OF STUDENTS AND POLICE DETECTIVES
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1145548238
APA Style (7th edition)
Hupp, Jill.
CRIMES AGAINST OLDER ADULTS: PERSPECTIVES OF STUDENTS AND POLICE DETECTIVES.
2006. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1145548238.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Hupp, Jill. "CRIMES AGAINST OLDER ADULTS: PERSPECTIVES OF STUDENTS AND POLICE DETECTIVES." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1145548238
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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