An Empirical Examination of Elder Abuse: A Review of files from the Elder Abuse Section of the Ottawa Police Service

Lisa Ha and Ruth Code

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank our colleague at the Department of Justice, Adamira Tijerino, for her valuable contributions to the design and implementation of this research project. We would also like to thank Jennifer Scarponcini for her work on the data collection. As well, we would like to thank the officers at the Ottawa Police Service who provided invaluable guidance and assistance throughout the project.