Crimes against the Elderly

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This paper explains that statistics show that 30 percent of the American population is senior citizens. The author points out that most perpetrators of elderly abuse are people, who the elderly know and often are family members. The paper relates that senior citizens also face various types of crimes, such as telemarketing, scams and elderly abuse from family members.

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"Every year an estimated 2.1 million older Americans are victims of physical, psychological, or other forms of abuse and neglect" (Elder Abuse). Statistics show that 30 percent of the American population is senior citizens. In 1995 there were 542 million people that was older than age 60 and the forecast for the future is that there will be 1.2 billion in 2025 (Nelson 1094). Most perpetrators of elderly abuse are people that the elderly know and often are family members. Elderly abuse is not the only type of crime that senior citizens face. The elderly often suffer from various types of crimes such as telemarketing, scams, and elderly abuse from family members."

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