Crime and elder abuse : an integrated perspective / by Brian K. Payne.
Editor: Springfield, Ill. : Charles C Thomas Publisher, c2011Edición: Third editionDescripción: 1 online resource (xvi, 357 pages)Tipo de contenido:- text
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- 9780398086411 (electronic bk.)
- 0398086419 (electronic bk.)
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- HV6626.3 .P39 2011
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The third edition of this unique book offers a criminological foundation from which increased understanding about elder abuse will evolve. The book builds on the previous editions in several ways. New research has been added into each chapter, with more than one hundred new sources added. The tables and figures have been updated, with applied critical thinking questions included to make them more interactive with readers. Chapters 2 through 8 include updated box inserts titled OC From the Field, OCO which include brief overviews of elder abuse aspects. A new additional chapter provides much insight into developing response systems. All chapters start with a brief scenario describing an elderly personOCOs victimization experiences and consequences. Chapter 1 addresses integrating crime and abuse, while Chapter 2 discusses the way that social scientists have gauged the victimization experiences of older adults and the manner in which some disciplines have ignored these incidents. Chapter 3 considers in full detail the specific types of offenses against the elderly and Chapter 4 considers the consequences of those offenses as compared to younger victims. Chapter 5 offers insight into the criminal justice systemOCOs response to crimes against the elderly, while the following chapter considers various explanations of crimes against the elderly. The final three chapters address strategies for preventing elder abuse; specific tips for promoting a collaborative response to the abuse; and recommendations for future research, policy, and programs. Additionally, a new appendix including an exercise to understand how older individuals are often trapped in abusive relationships concludes the text. The text will be of significant interest to the fields of criminology, gerontology, psychology, medicine, sociology, and social work. This most up-to-date edition continues to provide the most definitive resource of elder abuse available."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. - THE YOUNG GET OLDER AND THE OLDER GET VICTIMIZED -- Chapter 2. - CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST THE ELDERLY: WHY HAVE THEY BEEN IGNORED FOR SO LONG? -- Chapter 3. - ABUSE IN THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS -- Chapter 4. - VICTIMIZATION EFFECTS, INTERVENTION MEASURES, AND LEGISLATIVE CONSEQUENCES -- Chapter 5. - DETECTING, INVESTIGATING, AND RESPONDING TO CRIMES AGAINST ELDERLY PERSONS: A SYSTEM’S APPROACH -- Chapter 6. - UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLAINING CRIMES AGAINST SENIORS: ELDER ABUSE AND CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORIES -- Chapter 7. - PREVENTING ELDER ABUSE: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH -- Chapter 8. - STOPPING ELDER ABUSE USING A COLLABORATIVE RESPONSE: TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS -- Chapter 9. - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE POLICY AND RESEARCH -- Appendix. - UNDERSTANDING WHY ELDER ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS GO BACK -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
The third edition of this unique book offers a criminological foundation from which increased understanding about elder abuse will evolve. The book builds on the previous editions in several ways. New research has been added into each chapter, with more than one hundred new sources added. The tables and figures have been updated, with applied critical thinking questions included to make them more interactive with readers. Chapters 2 through 8 include updated box inserts titled “From the Field,” which include brief overviews of elder abuse aspects. A new additional chapter provides much insight into developing response systems. All chapters start with a brief scenario describing an elderly person's victimization experiences and consequences. Chapter 1 addresses integrating crime and abuse, while Chapter 2 discusses the way that social scientists have gauged the victimization experiences of older adults and the manner in which some disciplines have ignored these incidents. Chapter 3 considers in full detail the specific types of offenses against the elderly and Chapter 4 considers the consequences of those offenses as compared to younger victims. Chapter 5 offers insight into the criminal justice system's response to crimes against the elderly, while the following chapter considers various explanations of crimes against the elderly. The final three chapters address strategies for preventing elder abuse; specific tips for promoting a collaborative response to the abuse; and recommendations for future research, policy, and programs. Additionally, a new appendix including an exercise to understand how older individuals are often trapped in abusive relationships concludes the text. The text will be of significant interest to the fields of criminology, gerontology, psychology, medicine, sociology, and social work. This most up-to-date edition continues to provide the most definitive resource of elder abuse available.
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