The present study investigated perceptions of plea bargains in elder financial abuse. Approximately 78-90% of felony convictions are the result of plea bargains, yet very little work examines the public's perceptions of it. Additionally, elders lose an estimated $2.6-36.5 billion dollars each year to financial abuse and exploitation. Participants were recruited from Mturk (N = 74) and completed a mixed-factors 2 (Amount of Money Stolen: $5,000 vs. $50,000) x 2 (Relationship of Victim and Perpetrator: son vs. caretaker) x 2 (Type of Sentence: reduced jail sentence vs. probation) x 2 (Participant Gender) design. Amount, relationship, and sentence were within-participant factors, while gender was between-participant. It was found that there were main effects of amount, sentence, and relationship between victim and defendant such that participants showed a preference for plea bargains when the amount in question was lower ($5,000 vs. $50,000), when the sentence given was harsher (a reduced jail sentence vs. probation), and when the defendant was the victim's son (vs. a caretaker).

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在老年人遭受经济虐待的情况下，辩诉交易的看法。

本研究调查了老年财务滥用中辩诉交易的看法。大约78-90％的重罪定罪是辩诉交易的结果，但很少有研究可以检验公众对此的看法。此外，老年人每年因经济滥用和剥削而损失约26.3至365亿美元。从Mturk（N = 74）招募了参与者，并完成了混合因素2（被盗金额：5,000美元vs.50,000美元）x 2（受害人和作恶者的关系：儿子与看守的关系）x 2（句子类型：减少）监禁与缓刑）x 2（参与者性别）设计。数量，关系和句子是参与者内部的因素，而性别是参与者之间的因素。发现数量，句子，