1st Edition

Ageing, Crime and Society

Edited By Azrini Wahidin, Maureen Cain Copyright 2006
296 Pages
by Willan

296 Pages
by Willan

The relationship between ageing and crime has been a much neglected issue, the focus rather being on youth. This books aims to redress this imbalance, bringing together a group of leading authorities to address key issues on the subject of crime and ageing, considering older people as both victims and perpetrators of crime, and looking too at conditions faced by older prisoners. The book draws... Read more
Contents.  Notes on Contributors.  Foreword by Lord Ramsbotham  1. Ageing, Crime and Society: An Invitation to a Criminology, Maureen Cain and Azrini Wahidin  2. Rethinking Criminology: The Case of 'Ageing Studies', Jason L. Powell and Azrini Wahidin  3. Crime, Abuse, and Social Harm: Towards an Integrated Approach, Mike Brogden and Preeti Nijhar  4. Crime and Older People: The Research Agenda, Judith Phillips  5. 'As if I Just Didn't Exist': Elder Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes, Thomas Gorgen  6. The Realities of Elder Abuse, Gary Fitzgerald  7. Deconstructing Distraction Burglary: An Ageist Offence? Stuart Lister and David Wall  8. Reassuring Older People in Relation to Fear of Crime, Alan Burnett  9. Local Responses to Elder Abuse: Building Effective Prevention Strategies, Jill Manthorpe  10. Global Developments in Relation to Elder Abuse, Bridget Penhale  11. 'No Problems - Old and Quiet': Imprisonment in Later Life, Azrini Wahidin  12. 'Unregarded Age in Corners Thrown', Debby Jaques  13. Managing the Special Needs of Ageing Prisoners in the United States,  Ron Aday  14. Older Offenders and Community Penalties: A Framework for Thinking, Gaynor Bramhall  15. Towards a Better Government for Older People and the Policy Implications in the Criminal Justice System, Mervyn Eastman  Index

Biography

Azrini Wahidin, Maureen Cain