Robert C. Davis, Juan Medina, and Nancy Avitabile authored the research article Reducing Repeated Incidents of Elder Abuse: Results of a Randomized Experiment. Their study focused on elder abuse and the effectiveness of public policies put in place to combat elder abuse. More specifically, the authors intended to study whether the New York Intervention Model 1.) deters violence, as a long-term effect, and 2.) determines the circumstances surrounding elder abuse and determines the services needed in these households. of the study conducted by the authors was evaluative and exploratory. Evaluative research is research aimed at analyzing the effectiveness of social programs and interventions (Bachman, R. & Schutt, RK:10. 2014). The authors state in the research article that their study is partly focused on public policies put in place to combat elder abuse, so the purpose of the study is evaluative (Bachman, R. & Schutt, R.K. :10. Explanatory research seeks to determine the causes and/or effects surrounding a particular social phenomenon. The authors of this study attempt to determine the circumstances that lead to elder abuse. The major concept of this study was domestic elder abuse, which included several dimensions, including: physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, psychological abuse, financial exploitation. Domestic elder abuse is defined as “referring to multiple forms of abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of an older person” (Davis, RC, Medina, J., Avitable, N.: 7. 2001). ). The authors use a definition provided by the National Center on Elder Abuse to define the following dimensions of elder abuse: Physical abuse is defined as the use of physical force that may result in bodily injury, physical pain, or impairment . Sexual