Perspectives on Elderly Crime and Victimization
Health and aging, Law and crime
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Summary
This textbook focuses on the criminality and victimization of the elderly population It provides a global perspective on the extent of the elderly crime and victimization with international comparisons for addressing the problem It explores the extent… and types of crimes committed by the elderly the characteristics of older criminals and the responses of the criminal justice system including prisons and institutions to elderly criminals including diversion programs community-based treatment programs and special programs including health mental health care services for older prisoners The second part of the book covers victimization of the elderly Research findings show that certain crimes including fraud theft and certain types of financial crimes disproportionately affect older people and these types of crimes are growing in prevalence This work explores the characteristics of older victims and the types of crimes that affect them Finally the book presents comparative international research on approaches to crime prevention education and legislation to address the victimization of the elderly This work will be of interest to students in criminology and criminal justice as well as related fields such as sociology and gerontology