Sexual Offenses Against Elderly People: Forensic Evaluation and Judicial Outcome

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2014

Authors

Nobrega Pinto, A (Author) Other; Rodrigues, F (Author) Other; Ricardo Jorge Dinis Oliveira (Author) FMUP; Teresa Magalhães (Author) ICBAS

Journal

Title: Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Vol. 26

Pages: 189-204

ISSN: 0894-6566

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Indexing

Scopus - 16 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-009-4BC

DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2013.827951

Abstract (EN): 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. © 2014 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific