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NCJ Number: 210146
Title: Crime and Elder Abuse: An Integrated Perspective, Second Edition
Author(s): Brian K. Payne Ph.D.
Date Published: 2005
Page Count: 330
Sponsoring Agency: Charles C. Thomas
Publication Number: ISBN 0-398-07566-2
Sale Source: Charles C. Thomas
Publisher: http://www.sagepub.com/
Type: Overview Text
Format: Book (Hardbound)
Language: English
Country: United States of America
Annotation: This book provides a basic criminological foundation for an expanded understanding of the criminal abuse of the elderly.
Abstract: Each chapter begins with a case scenario that describes an elderly person's victimization experience and concludes with the consequences of that experience. Chapter 2 discusses how social scientists have measured the victimization experiences of older adults and how certain disciplines have ignored these incidents. This is followed by a chapter that details specific types of offenses that target elderly persons. Chapter 4 addresses the consequences of offenses against the elderly and compares these consequences to those experienced by younger victims. Chapter 5 considers the way the criminal justice system and other policymakers identify and respond to crimes against elderly persons, followed by a chapter that reviews various explanations for crimes against the elderly; these explanations are contrasted with theories that attempt to explain youthful offenses. Chapter 7 provides an overview of strategies for preventing elderly abuse, along with suggestions for individuals, caregivers, health care providers, and criminal justice and social service professionals. The concluding chapter provides recommendations for future research, policy, and programs that address crimes against elderly persons. This second edition builds on the earlier edition by reporting on new research pertinent to each chapter; updating tables and figures; adding sections to some chapters; including box inserts in some chapters entitled "Voices From the Field" (professionals discussing some aspect of elder abuse); and adding the chapter that describes an integrated approach for preventing elder abuse. 615 references and a subject index
Main Term(s): Elderly victims
Index Term(s): Crimes against the elderly; Elder Abuse; Elderly victim services
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