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CRIMINAL VICTIMIZATION OF THE ELDERLY IN THREE TYPES OF URBAN HOUSING ENVIRONMENTS

NCJ Number
40010
Author(s)
R MORAN; S SCHAFER
Date Published
Unknown
Length
23 pages
Annotation
THIS SURVEY OF A SAMPLE OF ELDERLY PERSONS IN BOSTON REVEALED THAT REPORTED VICTIMIZATION VARIED WITH THE TYPE OF HOUSING ENVIRONMENT (ELDERLY HOUSING PROJECTS, FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS), PRIVATE HOUSING).
Abstract
THE HIGHEST RATE OF VICTIMIZATION (56 PERCENT) WAS FOUND IN FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS, FOLLOWED BY PRIVATE HOUSING (30 PERCENT) AND ELDERLY HOUSING PROJECTS (20 PERCENT). THE STUDY SUGGESTS THAT RESIDENTIAL CRIMES AND STREET CRIMES CAN BE REDUCED BY BUILDING AGE-HOMOGENEOUS HOUSING ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE ELDERLY. FOR AN EXPANDED TREATMENT OF THIS SUBJECT, SEE NCJ-40009....PLO

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