NCJ Number
50592
Date Published
1978
Length
92 pages
Annotation
A TRANSCRIPT OF THE TESTIMONY PRESENTED BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING AND THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REGARDING RESEARCH INTO CRIMES AGAINST THE ELDERLY IS PROVIDED.
Abstract
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON CRIME AND THE ELDERLY, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SENIOR CITIZENS, LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, AND NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY TESTIFIED ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON A VARIETY OF RESEARCH-RELATED TOPICS WITH RESPECT TO THE CRIMINAL VICTIMIZATION OF THE ELDERLY, INCLUDING: OFFENSE AND OFFENDER CHARACTERISTICS; ATTITUDES ON ELDERLY VICTIMIZATION AND SUGGESTED FEDERAL COUNTERMEASURES; VICTIMIZATION RATES AND TRENDS; THE ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS, VICTIM SERVICES, AND VICTIM COMPENSATION; CRIME DETERRENCE AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS; TYPES OF OFFENSES AND ELDERLY VULNERABILITY; PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SECURITY; AND THE ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL VICTIMIZATION OF THE ELDERLY. PREPARED TESTIMONY IS APPENDED REGARDING THE PATTERN AND EFFECT OF CRIME AGAINST THE ELDERLY; THE HISTORY, BACKGROUND, MOTIVATION, PROJECTS, AND CONTRIBUTION OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON CRIME AND THE ELDERLY; REGIONAL CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROJECTS SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SENIOR CITIZENS; THE AFTERMATH OF ELDERLY VICTIMIZATION; THE FEAR OF CRIME AMONG THE ELDERLY. A BIBLIOGRAPHY CITING BOOKS, PROJECT REPORTS, AND JOURNAL ARTICLES RELATING TO CRIME AND THE ELDERLY IS ALSO APPENDED. GRAPHIC AND TABULAR DATA ARE PROVIDED. (KBL)