Crime, Abuse and the Elderly

ISBN-13: 9781903240038 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 200 str.

Mike Brogden; Preet Nijhar; Michael Brogden

Opis

This text examines and analyzes the experiences of older people as both victims and perpetrators of crime. Drawing upon research from British and North American sources, the authors detail the historical experience of the elderly as victims, the extent of present-day criminal victimization in the home and institutions, the social theories which attempt to explain that experience, and the types of resolution available.

Recenzje

'An important new book... to be highly recommended. It breaks new ground in its review of elderly people when victims of crime and in so doing reflects the increasing emphasis on their human rights.' − Robert Elmore in Education and Ageing

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Abuse vs Crime in Criminological history 2. The mythologies of elderly victimisation 3. Stereotyping the elderly and victims 4. Victimisation in private and public space 5. Old people and the fear of crime 6. Victimisation in household and care institutions 7. Sociological explanations I: Gender and the political economy of older people 8. Sociological explanations II: Organisation, power, neutralisation and strain theory 9. The elderly in the criminal justice system I: Is there an elderly crime wave? 10. The elderly in the criminal justice system II: Experience of arrest and detention 11. Conclusion - towards a criminology of the elderly