《OLDER OFFENDERS PERSPECTIVES IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTIVE》

SECTION Ⅰ ELDERLY CRIME AND ELDERLY CRIMINALS3

1.Elderly Crime: Fact and ArtifactCraig J. Forsyth Robert Gramling3

2. Elderly Offenders: A Review of Previous ResearchKenneth E. Gewerth14

SECTION Ⅱ PERSPECTIVES IN CRIMINOLOGY35

3. Theoretical Perspectives on Deviant Behavior Among the ElderlyRonald L. AkersAnthony J. La Greca Christine Sellers35

4. Alcohol, Contact with the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior Among the ElderlyRonald L. Akers Anthony J. La Greca51

5. Homicide Among the Elderly: Analysis of the Victim/Assailant RelationshipPeter C. Kratcoski Donald B. Walker62

6. Property Crime and the Elderly Offender: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, 1964-1984Donald J. Bachand George A. Chressanthis76

SECTION Ⅲ PERSPECTIVES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE107

7. Police Disposition of Arrests: An Exploratory Study of the Treatment of the Older OffenderRobert LangworthyBelinda McCarthy107

8. The Role of the Elderly Defendant in the Criminal Court: Full-Dress Adversary or Reluctant Penitant?Gary Feinberg123

9. The Severity of Sentencing: Do Federal Judges Really Go Easier on Elderly Felons in Plea-Bargaining Negotiations Compared with Their Younger Counterparts?Dean J. Champion143

10. Care for Elderly Inmates: Conflicting Concerns and Purposes in PrisonsElmer H. Johnson157

11. The Concerns of Older Inmates in a Minimum Prison SettingLincoln J. Fry164

12. Factors Affecting the Adjustment of Elderly Inmates to PrisonMichael J. Sabath Ernest L. Cowles178

Bibliography197

Author Index215

Subject Index221

About the Contributors223