TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Sexual offenses against elderly people: Forensic evaluation and judicial outcome
JO  - Journal of elder abuse and neglect
A1  - Nóbrega Pinto, Ana
A1  - Rodrigues, Fernanda
A1  - Dinis-Oliveira, Ricardo Jorge
A1  - Magalhães, Teresa
SP  - 189
EP  - 204
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
N2  - Forensic evaluation reports and judicial outcomes regarding older victims of suspected sexual offenses were retrospectively reviewed. During this period, a total of 14 cases were registered, corresponding to 0.3% of nonfatal crimes against elderly and 0.6% of the total of sexual crimes reported. All the victims were female. The majority lived alone and did not have limitations in communication, orientation, ambulation, or autonomy. The offenders were all male (17 to 81 years old); most were known to the victims and had history of previous disruptive behaviors. The majority of the sexual offenses occurred in the victims' homes, and the offenders tended to use physical violence. Forensic evaluation was crucial for the identification of physical and biological evidence, and forensic conclusions were positively correlated with the judicial outcome of each case. High prosecution and conviction rates were also observed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-6566
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2013.827951
ID  - ref1
ER  -