Perceptions of plea bargaining in cases of elder financial abuse.
J Elder Abuse Negl
; 32(3): 217-234, 2020 06.
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ABSTRACT
The present study investigated perceptions of plea bargains in elder financial abuse. Approximately 78-90% of felony convictions are the result of plea bargains, yet very little work examines the public's perceptions of it. Additionally, elders lose an estimated $2.6-36.5 billion dollars each year to financial abuse and exploitation. Participants were recruited from Mturk (N = 74) and completed a mixed-factors 2 (Amount of Money Stolen $5,000 vs. $50,000) x 2 (Relationship of Victim and Perpetrator son vs. caretaker) x 2 (Type of Sentence reduced jail sentence vs. probation) x 2 (Participant Gender) design. Amount, relationship, and sentence were within-participant factors, while gender was between-participant. It was found that there were main effects of amount, sentence, and relationship between victim and defendant such that participants showed a preference for plea bargains when the amount in question was lower ($5,000 vs. $50,000), when the sentence given was harsher (a reduced jail sentence vs. probation), and when the defendant was the victim's son (vs. a caretaker).
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Negociação
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Vítimas de Crime
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Abuso de Idosos
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2020
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