"Patterns of Personal Crime Against the Elderly: Findings from a National Survey,"
The Gerontologist, 17 (August, 1977), 321-327.
This study explores the social context in which crimes against the elderly occur. It attempts to understand
whether features of the context might account for elderly persons' special fear of crime. Data from a national
survey of 375,000 persons shows that, when only victims are considered, elderly victims are more likely than
victims of other ages to suffer from predatory crimes and to be attacked by unarmed, young black male
strangers. Several strategies to reduce their availability, vulnerability, and desirability of elderly victims to
these criminals are compared.
The Gerontologist, 17 (August, 1977), 321-327.
This study explores the social context in which crimes against the elderly occur. It attempts to understand
whether features of the context might account for elderly persons' special fear of crime. Data from a national
survey of 375,000 persons shows that, when only victims are considered, elderly victims are more likely than
victims of other ages to suffer from predatory crimes and to be attacked by unarmed, young black male
strangers. Several strategies to reduce their availability, vulnerability, and desirability of elderly victims to
these criminals are compared.
"Criminal Victimization of the Elderly: The Physical and Economic Consequences,"
The Gerontologist, 18 (August, 1978), 339-349.
This study tests the accuracy of the current consensus that the physical and economic consequences of
crime are greater for the elderly than for other age groups. Data from 1973 and 1974 national surveys show
that the elderly are no more likely than other age groups to suffer more severe physical injuries or larger
financial losses from crime. However, when the relative economic losses to mature adults over the age of 40
are examined, adults age 65 and over appear to be heavier economic losers. The paper suggests that the
crime problem of the elderly may not be an age-related problem but rather a condition-related problem, with
the condition being one of low income.
The Gerontologist, 18 (August, 1978), 339-349.
This study tests the accuracy of the current consensus that the physical and economic consequences of
crime are greater for the elderly than for other age groups. Data from 1973 and 1974 national surveys show
that the elderly are no more likely than other age groups to suffer more severe physical injuries or larger
financial losses from crime. However, when the relative economic losses to mature adults over the age of 40
are examined, adults age 65 and over appear to be heavier economic losers. The paper suggests that the
crime problem of the elderly may not be an age-related problem but rather a condition-related problem, with
the condition being one of low income.
Crime and the Elderly Abstracts
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