This book examines and analyses the experiences of older people as
both victims and perpetrators of crime. Drawing upon a wealth of
research from British and North American sources, the authors
detail the historical experience of the elderly as victims, the
extent of present-day criminal victimisation in the home and
institutions, the social theories which attempt to explain that
experience, and the types of resolution available. The book also
addresses the experiences of elderly people in the criminal justice
process - the offences to which they are prone, and the
implications for penal policy of an increase in the elderly penal
population. Crime, Abuse and the Elderly breaks new ground in its
focus on the experiences of elderly people as criminal victims in
private space, its insistence on a proper engagement of criminology
with crimes involving older people, and in its argument that much
so-called abuse can be explained criminologically and should be
dealt with by the criminal justice system rather than by treatment
and welfare agencies. It will be essential reading for students,
academics and professionals concerned with the experiences of the
elderly.
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