University Students Do Year-Long Investigation on Elder Abuse in R.I.

Last month, the Providence Journal published a series of articles about the year-long project by Brown University students on elder abuse in Rhode Island.  The first,  Elder abuse in R.I.: Reported attacks on the rise, yet most perpetrators avoid prison noting “that 87 percent of those charged with elder-abuse offenses in R.I. between 2000 and 2017 did not go to prison for those crimes, leaving their elderly victims vulnerable to repeated attacks.”  There are 9 parts to the series, published in the Providence Journal, all of which can be accessed from here.  Parts 6 and 7 deal with guardians while Part 8 deals with scammers and 9 with friends.  Part 2 deals with barriers to prosecution and part 5, police training. 

This is a great series. Read it!