List and discuss the different types of elder abuse
What will be an ideal response?
Elder abuse may be physical, sexual, emotional, abandonment, self-neglect, or financial. About half of all victims of reported elder abuse were women and half of all perpetrators male. Almost half of reported victims are over 80. Perpetrators are usually family members, almost a third are partners of the abused person. The most frequently reported form of abuse is self-neglect, almost double the next most frequently reported category—physical abuse.
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a. disposition b. perception c. inaccuracy d. bias
Which of the following is true of adolescent females involved with the juvenile courts?
A. Their numbers have decreased over the past two decades. B. Their numbers have remained stable over the past two decades. C. Their numbers have increased over the past two decades. D. Their numbers have reached historic highs.
You can arrest someone if you have a warrant for their arrest. What is another method of instituting criminal prosecution in misdemeanor/felony cases?
A. arrest made on view B. arrest made based on PC of a felony C. arrest made w/o a warrant where an arrest is authorized by law (certain misdemeanor offenses) D. all of the above
Laws that impose increased penalties for multiple felony convictions are called ____ laws
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word