NCJ Number
83230
Journal
Criminology Volume: 20 Issue: 1 Dated: (May 1982) Pages: 115-126
Date Published
1982
Length
12 pages
Annotation
The rate of victimization has been empirically demonstrated to be lower than for most other age groups. At the same time, the elderly express high levels of fear regarding criminal victimization. This article seeks to explain this apparent paradox through an 'at risk' hypothesis that accounts for both low rates and high fear.
Abstract
Current research argues that criminal victimization of the elderly is less of a problem than advocates for the elderly have argued it was in the past. (Publisher abstract)