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Tables of Contents for Family Crimes Against the Elderly
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Table of Contents
List of Tables
Foreward
Acknowledgements
xvii
 
I. Problem Statement
3
8
Introduction
3
1
Elder Abuse and the Criminal Justice System
4
2
Police Complaint Reports as Source of Information and Case Finding
6
1
Domestic Violence Victims and Willingness to Prosecute
7
1
Purpose of Study
8
3
II. Literature Review
11
22
Domestic Violence
11
3
Definition of Elder Abuse
14
1
Classification Schema for Types of Abuse
14
1
Case Finding
15
2
Profiles of Elder Abuse
17
3
Domestic Violence and the Criminal Justice System
20
1
Interdisciplinary Nature of Inquiry into Elder Abuse as a Criminal Justice Issue
21
3
Elder Abuse Detection and the New York City Criminal Justice System
24
1
Significant Variables in Elder Abuse As Identified in the Literature
25
3
Ethnic Differences
28
1
Significance of Examining Stated Willingness to Prosecute by Elder Abuse Victims
28
5
III. Research Methodology
33
16
Reliability and Validity of Data Collection
34
4
Data Collection
38
1
Coding of Data
39
3
Types of Offenses
42
2
Study Sample
44
1
Reliability/Validity
45
1
Plan of Analysis
45
1
Descriptive Statistics
46
1
Bivariate Analysis: Chi Square (for Independence/Association)
46
1
Multivariate Analysis: Logistic Regression
47
1
Multivariate Analysis: Classification and Regression Trees (CART)
47
2
IV. Description Of The Sample
49
20
Description of Complaint Reports Reflecting Elder Abuse
50
1
Description of Elder Abuse Victims
50
1
Description of Abusers
51
1
Living Arrangement Between Victims and Abusers
52
1
Who Reported Crime to Police
53
1
Willingness to Prosecute
53
1
Type of Abuse
54
1
Intensity of Abuse
55
1
Precincts Reporting
56
2
Sample Population of Elderly Victims as Compared with Boroughwide and Citywide Populations over 60 Years of Age on Selected Variables Discussed Above
58
2
Narrative Descriptions of Abuse as Reflected in Complaint Reports
60
1
Physical Abuse (High Intensity)
60
2
Physical Abuse (Low Intensity)
62
1
Financial Abuse (High Intensity)
63
1
Financial Abuse (Low Intensity)
64
1
Psychological Abuse (High Intensity)
65
1
Psychological Abuse (Low Intensity)
65
1
Family Dispute Case Description (Example)
66
3
V. Description of Findings
69
26
Hypotheses/Research Questions
70
3
Description of Study Population
73
1
Data Analysis
73
1
Victims' Characteristics Associated with Stated Willingness/Unwillingness to Prosecute Their Abusers
73
2
Abuser Characteristics Associated with Victims' Stated Willingness to Prosecute
75
1
Structure and Other Characteristics of Sample
76
3
Other Findings of Interest
79
1
Gender-Related Findings
79
1
Findings Related to Race/Ethnicity
80
3
Multivariate Analysis (Logistic Regression)
83
3
Classification and Regression Trees (CART)
86
2
Second Logistic Regression
88
2
Discussion
90
2
Two-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
92
3
VI. Conclusion
95
18
Description of Elder Abuse as Reported to the NYPD in Manhattan in 1992
95
3
Criminal Offences Reported to NYPD Reflective of Elder Abuse
98
2
Feasibility of Developing Predictor Profiles of Elder Abuse Victims' Willingness/Unwillingness to Prosecute Their Abusers
100
1
Implications of Developing Predictor Profiles of Elder Abuse Victims' Willingness/Unwillingness to Prosecute Their Abusers
101
1
Policy Implications
102
1
Implications for the NYPD
102
4
Implications for Social Work Practice
106
5
Limitations of Study and Suggestions for Additional Research and Other Follow-up
111
2
Appendix
113
36
A. NYPD Listing of Domestic Violence-Related Offenses
113
2
B. Additional Listing of Domestic Violence Offenses (New York State Penal Code)
115
4
C. Sample NYPD Complaint Report
119
2
D. Letter from Human Resource Administration Commissioner Barbara J. Sabol to New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly Requesting Access to Complaint Reports
121
4
E. Letter from New York City Police Department Liaison Sergeant Daniet Parente Accompanying Requested Complaint Reports for Research Study
125
2
F. Sample Data Entry From with Coding Criteria
127
2
G. Addenda on Precinct/Community Board Data
129
8
H. Description of Sample of 295 Abuse Reports and Categories of Abuse by Offenses
137
4
I. NYPD Patrol Guide: Family Offenses/Domestic Violence Procedure No. 110-38; Revision No. 89-8
141
8
Bibliography
149