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 
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| Journal |    :  
                  Violence against women 
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| Volume |    :  
                  15 
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| Issue |    :  
                  6 
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| Number of Pages |    :  
                  678-98 
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| ISSN Number |    :  
                  1077-8012 
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| 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 
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| DOI |    :  
                  10.1177/1077801209332294 
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| Short Title |    :  
                  Violence Against Women 
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