| Description |
1 online resource (201 pages) |
| Contents |
Crime, Abuse and the Elderly; Copyright; Contents; Acknowlegements; Introduction; From Lizzie Borden to Dr Shipman; Demography and the criminological agenda; Private space and public space; Determinism versus free will; General reading; 1 Abuse Versus Crime in Criminological History; The exclusion of criminology; Welfare versus justice responses to elder victimisation; Following child and spouse abuse; Further reading; 2 The Mythologies of Elderly Victimisation; Introduction; The Golden Age myth -- the modernisation thesis; The Golden Isles myth -- neglect and abuse in comparative perspective |
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Further reading3 Stereotyping the Elderly as Victims; Introduction; Ideologies -- ageism, sexism, and the mythology of the elder victim; Needs-based definitions; Rights-based definitions; Synopsis of Chapters 2 and 3; Further reading; 4 Victimisation in Private and Public Space; Introduction; Victimisation in private space; Victimisation in public space; Further reading; 5 Old People and the Fear of Crime; Introduction; The problem of fear; Criticisms of the fear thesis; Synopsis of Chapters 4 and 5; Further reading; 6 Victimisation in Private Space -- the Household and Care Institutions |
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IntroductionVictimisation in the private space of the household; External pressures; Victimisation in care and nursing institutions; The victim fights back -- strategies of resistance; Synopsis of Chapter 6; Further reading; 7 Sociological Explanations I: Gender and the Political Economy of Older People; Introduction; What's wrong with the abuse explanations; Feminist criminology and elder abuse; Elder victimisation -- contributions from political economy; Further reading; 8 Sociological Explanations II: Organisation, Power, Neutralisation, and Labelling; Introduction -- from context to content |
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Exchange and power in organisational conflictsStratification, moral holidays, and strain theory; Labelling and social constructionism; Synopsis of Chapters 7 and 8; Further reading; 9 The Elderly in the Criminal Justice Process I: Is there an Elderly Crime Wave?; Introduction; An elderly crime wave?; Social constructionism and the elderly criminal; Causes of crime by the elderly; Further reading; 10 The Elderly in the Criminal Justice Process II: Experience of Arrest and Detention; Introduction; Leniency towards the elderly?; Imprisonment and the squeaky wheel syndrome |
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Synopsis of Chapters 9 and 10Further reading; 11 Conclusion -- Towards a Criminology of the Elderly?; Introduction; The diversity of the elderly; Welfare versus criminal justice; Private space versus public space, intimates versus strangers; From structure to inter-personal relations; The lack of history; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
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 p |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Nijhar, Preeti
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| ISBN |
9781135990275 |
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1135990271 |
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