Crime and Victimization of the Elderly

Fattah, Ezzat A.; Sacco, Vincent F.

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“…Despite the empirical support afforded the vulnerability model, some researchers have questioned its theoretical value based on findings that those who experience higher levels of fear (women and the elderly) are, in fact, the least likely segment of society to be victimized (Fattah & Sacco, 1989). Moreover, those who are most likely to be victimized (young men) report lower levels of fear (Garofalo & Laub, 1978).…”

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“…While this research reveals less about feelings of fear, its usefulness has persisted in light of the multidimensional nature of the construct. In this sense, fear of crime is conceptualized as reflecting three related dimensions: cognitive, affective, and behavioral (Fattah & Sacco, 1989). The cognitive dimension involves a rational thought process whereby perceptions of risk are developed; the affective dimension recognizes emotions associated with fear; and the behavioral dimension captures physical responses to the situation at hand.…”

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A Multilevel Analysis of the Vulnerability, Disorder, and Social Integration Models of Fear of Crime

2008

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The current research tests three conceptual models designed to explain citizens' fear of crime-vulnerability, disorder, and social integration. These models are assessed for differential impact across the cognitive and affective dimensions of fear of crime. The analysis reported here considers the consecutive and simultaneous influence of individual-and city-level factors using multilevel modeling techniques. Recently collected survey data for 2,599 citizens nested within 21 cities across Washington State provide the empirical evidence for the analysis. Results indicate that the disorder model is best able to explain variation in both the cognitive and affective dimensions of citizens' fear of crime across cities. The vulnerability and social integration models explain significantly less variation. Further, the vulnerability model lacks directional consistency across the observed dimensions of fear. Societal implications of the research findings are discussed.Keywords Fear of crime Á Victimization Á Multilevel analysis Á Vulnerability Á Disorder Á Social integration Fear of crime has been recognized as a significant social problem, affecting the quality of life across various demographic and socio-economic conditions. Attempts to understand the dynamics underlying the fear of crime have led to numerous empirical and theoretical developments. Three dominant models have emerged as possible explanations of variation in fear of crime among citizens-the vulnerability, disorder, and social integration models. While each of these models has received some

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“…The evidence concerning victimization and the fear of crime among the elderly has been reviewed recently by Fattah and Sacco (1989). Broadly in the elderly speaking, elderly people express the greatest concern for their personal safety, but they also report the lowest levels of actual victimization, so their fear is not the result of direct experience of crime.…”

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Fear of crime in the elderly

Lindesay

1991

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…In the case of E.coli poisoning 21 pensioners died as did 19 residents of an old people's home in Canada in 1985 20 . Physical vulnerability may also make them subject to a variety of frauds involving 'quackery', 'miracle' cures, investment frauds and selling products and services which exploit their fears and worries [32,67]. A section of the website of the L.A. County Attorney's office provides crime prevention advice for seniors and it lists many scams which target older people including aggressive, persuasive and 19 [70] cited in [50] 20 The Guardian 20/12/96 intimidating sales techniques, prize and sweepstake frauds, Pyramid and Ponzi schemes, fraudulent charities, fraudulent living trusts, door to door sales and home repair frauds.…”

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White collar crime, consumers and victimization

Croall

2008

Crime Law Soc Change

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Consumers have long been recognized as one of the major groups of victims of white collar and corporate crime, although many of the activities which harm them are not widely regarded as 'crime'. They tend to attract less publicity, and have been subject to less academic research, particularly in comparison with major financial frauds or cases involving mass harms. Moreover, there has been a tendency to view consumers as a relatively undifferentiated group, all of whom are likely to be victimized. This article identifies a wide range of crimes which affect consumers and explores some of the characteristics of victims and offenders, arguing that while all consumers are at risk, the impact of consumer crime, like other forms of crime, reflects wider patterns of structural inequality and falls most severely on the most disadvantaged.Consumers are generally regarded as one of the main groups victimized by white collar and corporate crime and all consumers are subject to fraud, safety and health threats and deception from the production and sale of consumer goods and services. Serious as these harms are, many are not widely regarded as "crime." While all consumers, irrespective of gender, age or socio economic status, are affected, it can be argued that victimization reflects wider social inequalities [20][21][22]. This paper will start by identifying what kinds of crimes consumers are victims of before briefly looking at the characteristics of offences, offenders and victims. It will then outline the impact of selected forms of crime before exploring in more depth the way in which victimization is related to structural inequalities.

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Crime and Victimization of the Elderly

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A Multilevel Analysis of the Vulnerability, Disorder, and Social Integration Models of Fear of Crime

A Multilevel Analysis of the Vulnerability, Disorder, and Social Integration Models of Fear of Crime

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