Crime prevention series

Crime prevention for older Australians

Marianne Pinkerton James
Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1993
ISBN 0 642 18631 6 ; ISSN 1031-5330
(Crime prevention series)

Abstract

The author explores both the theoretical and empirical principles of crime prevention strategies for older people. Her book covers the ageing of the Australian population; crime prevention in theory and practice; fear reduction; elder abuse; and the need for policy development.

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Contents

• Introduction
• The ageing of the Australian population
• Crime prevention in theory
• Crime prevention in practice
• Fear reduction
• Elder abuse
• Older people as the focus of policy attention
• Appendix 1 - Statistics relating to crime victimisation
• Appendix 2 - Some useful addresses
• Bibliography

List of figures

• Figure 1 - Projected population at selected ages, 1991-2031 (000s)
• Figure 2 - Proportions of people at selected age groups 1991-2031 (percent)
• Figure 3 - Proportions of population aged 60 or over by birthplace 1981 and 2001
• Figure 4 - Fear and perceptions of safety, rate per 1,000 persons, Australia 1991
• Figure A1 - Crimes against the person in 1991: estimated incidents per 1,000 persons, Australia
• Figure A2 - Reported offences against the person by gender and age of victim, Western Australia, 1990
• Figure A3 - Victims of crime in the last twelve months by gender and age, South Australia, April 1991
• Figure A4 - Victims of crime in the last twelve months by gender and age, New South Wales, April 1990