The perception of elder sexual abuse in the courtroom.
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| Abstract | :  This study explored mock juror perceptions of elder sexual mistreatment (ESM). In Experiment 1, 118 participants read a fictional criminal trial summary of an ESM case in which a 76-year-old woman was allegedly abused by either her son or a neighbor. In Experiment 2 (n = 360), the ESM occurred in either a nursing home or the elder's home and the alleged perpetrator was either her son or a nursing home worker. Conviction rates were relatively low in both experiments (25% and 33%, respectively). Women were more pro-prosecution than men in case judgments. Overall, the study provides evidence that mock jurors may question the credibility of elders in ESM cases. | 
| Year of Publication | :  2009 | 
| Journal | :  Violence against women | 
| Volume | :  15 | 
| Issue | :  6 | 
| Number of Pages | :  678-98 | 
| ISSN Number | :  1077-8012 | 
| URL | :  http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1077801209332294?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed | 
| DOI | :  10.1177/1077801209332294 | 
| Short Title | :  Violence Against Women | 
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