NCJ Number
55197
Editor(s)
G BOSTON,
R NITZBERG,
M KRAVITZ
Date Published
1979
Length
101 pages
Annotation
THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CITES MATERIALS INCLUDED IN THE NCJRS COLLECTION ON ELDERLY VULNERABILITY TO CRIME AND THE ROLE OF ELDERLY PERSONS AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1971 AND 1978, THE CITATIONS ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR, TITLE, OR JOURNAL SOURCE WITHIN SEVEN SECTIONS, EACH DEALING WITH A SELECTED ASPECT OF SENIOR CITIZEN INTERACTION WITH CRIME OR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY. THE FIRST SECTION PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE VULNERABILITY OF OLDER PEOPLE TO CRIME AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND DESCRIBES THE GENERAL NATURE OF CRIMES AGAINST THE ELDERLY. THE FOLLOWING SECTION DEALS WITH THE IMPACT OF CRIME ON THE ELDERLY, INCLUDING STUDIES ON FEAR OF CRIME AND THE RESULTANT PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE AND CHANGES IN THE LIVING PATTERNS OF MANY SENIOR ADULTS. SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS COVER THE PATTERNS AND RATES OF CRIME AGAINST THE ELDERLY, THE PROBLEM OF CONSUMER FRAUD SCHEMES AIMED AT SENIOR CITIZENS, VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND RESTITUTION PROGRAMS PROVIDING ELDERLY CRIME VICTIMS WITH EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL AID, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO FULFILL CRIME PREVENTION AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS, AND THE CHANGING IMAGE OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN TERMS OF THEIR ROLE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN CITED DOCUMENTS IS PROVIDED, ALONG WITH LISTS OF SOURCES AND RESOURCE AGENCIES.