Victimization of Older Persons

A form of larcenous victimization that continues to be a major problem, however, involves self-styled home repair and maintenance contractors who knock on the doors of the residences of elderly persons with offers of "low-cost" and fast service to repair roofs, add siding, repair asphalt driveways, and similar property maintenance jobs (Giordano, Yegidis, & Giordano, 1992, pp. 26-37). When such work is said to be completed, the elderly victim typically finds that the costs are much higher than those quoted, the work was not performed as promised, and the quality of the work performed is substandard. Past history with this type of larcenous criminal victimization has indicated that perpetrators become verbally abusive, threaten legal action against the vict

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Yegidis Giordano, Pillemer Finkelhor, Cash Valentine, Blakely Dolon, Meikrug Ronen, Journal Gerontological, Gaps Literature, Summer Victimization, , February Preventing, elder abuse, yegidis giordano, 1992 pp, giordano yegidis, giordano 1992, pp 26-37, 1992 pp 26-37, yegidis giordano 1992, 1993 pp, meikrug ronen 1993, meikrug ronen, ronen 1993, valentine 1987, giordano 1992 pp, pillemer finkelhor 1989,
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