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9780826113344

Elders, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System : Myth, Perceptions, and Reality in the 21st Century

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  • ISBN13:

    9780826113344

  • ISBN10:

    0826113346

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-07-01
  • Publisher: Springer Pub Co
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Summary

Florida International Univ., Tallahassee. Introduces issues surrounding economic, psychological, and sociological aspects of the lives of older persons, portrayed in roles in the legal process and courts. Includes case studies. For those interested in gerontology and criminal justice.

Table of Contents

Contributors ix
Acknowledgments xi
Foreword: Putting Elders and the Criminal Justice System into Historical Perspective xiii
W. Andrew Achenbaum
Mary A. Schieve
Introduction xxix
Max B. Rothman
Burton D. Dunlop
Pamela Entzel
PART I: Elders and Crime
Police and Elders
3(16)
W. Clinton Terry III
Pamela Entzel
Elders As Victims of Crime, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
19(24)
Rosalie S. Wolf
Elders As Perpetrators
43(44)
Edith Elisabeth Flynn
PART II: Elders and the Criminal Court
Elders in the Courtroom
87(18)
William E. Adams, Jr.
Impact of the Criminal Justice Process on Older Persons
105(22)
Sanford I. Finkel
Inez J. Macko
The Older Eyewitness
127(22)
A. Daniel Yarmey
The Suggestibility of Older Witnesses
149(14)
Brian H. Bornstein
Christy J. Witt
Katie E. Cherry
Edith Greene
Elders and Jury Service: A Case of Age Discrimination?
163(22)
Pamela Entzel
Burton D. Dunlop
Max B. Rothman
PART III: Elders and Imprisonment
Sentencing the Older Offender: Is There an ``Age Bias''?
185(22)
Darrell Steffensmeier
Mark Motivans
The Older Prisoner: Social, Psychological, and Medical Considerations
207(22)
John J. Kerbs
Arguments and Strategies for the Selective Decarceration of Older Prisoners
229(24)
John J. Kerbs
PART IV: An International Perspective
Elders and the Criminal Justice System in England
253(20)
Judith Phillips
Anne Worrall
Alison Brammer
Elders and the Criminal Justice System in Germany
273(12)
Arthur Kreuzer
Ulrike Grasberger
Elders and the Criminal Justice System in Israel
285(18)
Malca Alek
Sarah Ben-David
Elders and Japanese Corrections
303(28)
Elmer H. Johnson
Part V: Conclusions
Epilogue: Policy Implications for the 21st Century
331(30)
Burton D. Dunlop
Max B. Rothman
Pamela Entzel
Index 361

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