Crime and the elderly: a review of British and American research |
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Authors: | R I Mawby |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Social and Political Studies, Plymouth Polytechnic, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, UK |
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Abstract: | Research into the victims of crime is of fairly recent origin and has been centred in America. However, a review of research
into the experience of the elderly as the victims of crime, and their anxiety about crime, reveals a paradox. Numerous studies
show that while the elderly are less likely to be the victims of crime than are the other age groups, they are among those
who exhibit most anxiety over crime. The research is discussed in the context of theories of why the elderly appear as a low-risk
group and in terms of an attempt to explain the paradox. |
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