Shadows of Time

Shadows of Time: Unveiling the Intersection of Crime, Victims, and Aging is a comprehensive exploration of the complex relationship between crime, victims, and the aging population. Whilst older people are visible as an aging population, they are invisible as a victim population or even more controversially, as an offending population.

This book delves into the challenges, vulnerabilities, and unique obstacles faced by older adults who become victims of crime and offenders of crime across cultures. It is one of a tiny handful of books that explores the relationship of aging, victimization and criminality. To make sense of such issues, there will be a critical exploration of the links between theory, policy and practice.

The primary purpose of this book is to shed light on the often-overlooked issue of elderly victimization and offending and to raise awareness about its impact.

Makes critical connections between older people as victims and older people as offenders of crime Explores the impact of vulnerabilities of aging such as fear of crime and impact on older peoples health and well-being Draws from comparative examples to illustrate victimization and offending.

Autorentext

Professor Jason L. Powell PhD, FInstAM, FCMI, CSBP is an Adjunct Professor in Health and Aging at McMaster University. He is an elected Companion of the Society of Bereavement Practitioners (7th ever in history) and holds an Honorary Fellowship at the University of Liverpool bestowed for outstanding contribution to aging research. He has won several awards for his research. He is a recent Winner of Best Researcher Award (2022) from the INSO and Winner of Excellence in Service Award (2023) by INSO. Professor Powell is also a former Winner of the Best Article of the Year, published in the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy.

Dr. Powell has interests in interdisciplinary research focusing on aging, social theory and social policy. He has held many research and knowledge exchange grants in the UK, EU and Asia and disseminated his research globally with many publications including 70+ academic books and hundreds of chapters and top ranked refereed journal articles, i.e., The Journal of Applied Gerontology; Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law; The Canadian Journal of Sociology; and The Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. Professor Powell is one of the most prolific researchers in the world.

His most recent books are The Sociology of Aging and Death (2022) (Springer Nature); and New Perspectives on Health and Social Care (2023) (Springer Nature). Professor Powell is Editor-in-Chief of Illness, Crisis & Loss (SAGE). He is also Co-Series Editor, International Perspectives on Aging and Co-Series Editor, International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration and Practice (Springer Nature).

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction to Age, Crime, and Victims.- Chapter 2. Forms of Crime Affecting Older People.- Chapter 3. Biomedicine and Vulnerabilities of Older Adults.- Chapter 4. Theories of Victimization and Crime and Applicability to Aging.- Chapter 5. Legal and Policy Frameworks.- Chapter 6. Supporting and Empowering Elderly Victims and Offenders.- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Policy Reform and Legal Amendments.