Why Elderly Victims Don't Report

ELDERLY VICTIMS DO NOT REPORT BECAUSE:

• They believe they are to blame for their own exploitation.
• They are ashamed and embarrassed
• They are fearful of being separated from their friends and family - Because I have been victimized, my family may decide that I can no longer take care of myself and will decide to place me in a nursing home.
• They are economically, physically or psychology dependent on their abuser - If I report the exploitation, this person I depend on may leave or be incarcerated, and I will be alone.
• They are intimated by the Criminal Justice System
• They are afraid of being harmed by the person who is exploiting them
• They are afraid of not being believed by family, friends and the legal system

REMEMBER!

Reporting exploitation:

1. provides closure and healing to the victim
2. takes the perpetrator off the street.

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