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CRIMINAL VICTIMIZATION OF ELDERLY WOMEN - A LOOK AT SEXUAL ASSAULT

NCJ Number
42843
Author(s)
P FLETCHER
Date Published
1977
Length
7 pages
Annotation
STATISTICS ON CRIMES AGAINST THE ELDERLY ARE GIVEN WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO RAPE, AND PRINCIPLES FOR COUNSELING ELDERLY RAPE VICTIMS ARE OFFERRED.
Abstract
FEAR OF OTHER PEOPLE FINDING OUT ABOUT THE RAPE, MAJOR ALTERATION OF LIFESTYLE, INCREASED FEELINGS OF HELPLESSNESS, FEELINGS OF CONFUSION, FEELINGS ABOUT HER SEXUAL IDENTITY, AND A GREATER CHANCE OF PHYSICAL TRAUMATIZATION AS A RESULT OF THE ASSAULT ARE LISTED AS FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN COUNSELING ELDERLY RAPE VICTIMS....RCB

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