Psychiatric, demographic and personality characteristics of elderly sex offenders

Fazel, Seena; Hope, Tony; O’Donnell, Ian; Jacoby, Robin

doi:10.1017/s0033291701005153

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“…Clark and Mezey [57] found low rates of mental illness including dementia in a group of 13 offenders. Fazel et al (2002) compared around 100 elderly sexual offenders to a similar comparison group and found a surprising low dementia rate of 1 %, suggesting offending was less related to cognition and more to personality factors [58]. Similarly, in comparing 50 elderly sexual and non-sexual offenders, again frontal lobe dysfunction was apparently normal [59].…”

Section: Aging and Sexual Offendingmentioning

confidence: 98%

Elderly Sexual Offenders

Booth¹

2016

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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With the ever-aging population, the number of elderly sexual offenders are also on the rise. The courts and correctional system are increasingly faced with older individuals who have offended sexually. Previously, these older offenders were thought to be similar to younger sexual offenders. However, closer analysis suggests that many of these individuals pose a much lower risk to recidivate than the risk to recidivate of their younger counterparts. Still, an individualized approach to manage the risk of older offenders is required, as some may have particular risk factors relevant for their treatment and future stability, such as dementia or other mental health issues. Further, this population often has particular physical health issues and requires special consideration when being placed in the community. Assessment, treatment, and risk management in this special population of sexual offenders are discussed.

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Section: Aging and Sexual Offendingmentioning

confidence: 98%

Elderly Sexual Offenders

Booth¹

2016

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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“…In 2000, one-third of adults aged 60 years or over received into prison under immediate sentence in England and Wales had been convicted of a sexual offence (compared with about 3% for the prison population as a whole). About half of older male prisoners under sentence are sex offenders (Fazel et al 2002).…”

Section: The Social Production Of Elder Imprisonmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hidden Injuries? Researching the Experiences of Older Men in English Prisons

Crawley

Sparks

2005

Howard J

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The numbers of elderly men in the prisons of England and Wales has grown significantly over the past decade, and they continue to rise. Based on intensive fieldwork in four English prisons, this article explores the prison experiences of men aged 65 years and over. Some of our interviewees had grown old in prison, some had served previous prison sentences and others (the majority) had been sentenced to a term of imprisonment in later life. These men had no prior experience of imprisonment. We are concerned in this article with the impacts of imprisonment on this prisoner group, and with the 'hidden injuries' generated by the prison regime and environment. Prisoners in this age group have to date received little research attention, and scant acknowledgement in policy debates in the United Kingdom. We will argue that those impacts may be magnified, in practical ways, by this inattention.

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“…Rapists and violent offenders were more commonly intoxicated during the commission of the offence. Compared with violent offenders, sex offenders exhibited more schizoid, obsessive-compulsive and avoidant traits, and fewer antisocial traits (Fazel et al, 2002). Chantry and Craig (1994) reported that sexual offenders tended to be more passive, submissive and lacking in initiative than other offender groups, and aggressive offenders displayed more ego-centred, grandiose and narcissistic traits than did sexual offenders.…”

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confidence: 97%