Elders, crime, and the criminal justice system : myth, perceptions, and reality in the 21st century /

Elders, crime, and the criminal justice system : myth, perceptions, and reality in the 21st century /

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Imprint:New York : Springer Pub., ©2000.
Description:1 online resource (xxxviii, 373 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:Springer series on life styles and issues in aging
Springer series on life styles and issues in aging.
Subject:
Crime and age -- United States.
Older offenders -- United States.
Older people -- Crimes against -- United States.
Victims of crimes -- United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
Crime.
Prisoners.
Crime Victims.
Criminal Law.
Aged.
Crime and age.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Older offenders.
Older people -- Crimes against.
Victims of crimes.
United States.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11217362
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Other authors / contributors:Rothman, Max B.
Dunlop, Burton David.
Entzel, Pamela.
ISBN:9780826117489
0826117481
0826111459
9780826111456
0826113346
9780826113344
9780826111456
1281813133
9781281813138
9786611813130
6611813136
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:This book provides a comprehensive analysis of interactions between older people and the criminal justice system. The editors present current research on elders in a multitude of roles, from victim and offender to attorney, defendant, witness, juror, and prisoner. Of particular interest are chapters on the psychological and medical conditions of elder prisoners, and issue around selective decarceration. Each contributor documents empirical data and identifies social, policy, and ethical implications, where applicable. Recommended for gerontologists, sociologists, social workers, and profession.
Other form:Print version: Elders, crime, and the criminal justice system. New York : Springer Pub., ©2000
Table of Contents:
  • Putting elders and the criminal justice system into historical perspective / W. Andrew Achenbaum and Mary Schieve
  • Introduction / Max Rothman, Burton Dunlop, and Pamela Entzel
  • Elders and crime. Police and elders / W. Clinton Terry III and Pamela Entzel
  • Elders as victims of crime, abuse, neglect, and exploitation / Rosalie Wolf
  • Elders as perpetrators / Edith Elisabeth Flynn
  • Elders and the criminal court. Elders in the courtroom / William E. Adams, Jr.
  • Impact of the criminal justice process on older persons / Sanford I. Finkel and Inez J. Macko.
  • The older eyewitness / A. Daniel Yarmey
  • The suggestibility of older witnesses / Brian H. Bornstein [and others]
  • Elders and jury service : a case of age discrimination? / Pamela Entzel, Burton Dunlop, and Max Rothman
  • Elders and imprisonment. Sentencing the older offender : is there an "age bias"? / Darrell Steffensmeier and Mark Motivans
  • The older prisoner : social, psychological, and medical considerations / John Kerbs
  • Arguments and strategies for the selective decarceration of older prisoners / John Kerbs.
  • An international perspective. Elders and the criminal justice system in England / Judith Phillips, Anne Worrall, and Alison Brammer
  • Elders and the criminal justice system in Germany / Arthur Kreuzer and Ulrike Grasberger
  • Elders and the criminal justice system in Israel / Malca Alek and Sarah Ben-David
  • Elders and Japanese corrections / Elmer Johnson
  • Conclusions. Epilogue : policy implications for the 21st century / Burton Dunlop, Max Rothman, and Pamela Entzel.

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