Add to ORKGAs America is graying, so is the prison population. This article discusses the variable ways police treat elderly offenders, often depending on the nature of their infractions. Courts also vary in their treatment of elderly offenders. The greatest future challenges may be in the area of providing (and paying for) adequate health care programs for elderly inmates, especially those with mental health problems
Recently, increased attention has been paid to the problems faced by the elderly within our society....
As the older inmate population continues to increase, society and the criminal justice system will b...
For offender groups, difficulties in definition of 'elderly' and 'older' are considerable. Adoption ...
The U.S. criminal justice population is aging at a significantly more rapid rate than the overall U....
Correctional systems and health care providers are facing multiple challenges in providing care for ...
The purpose of this investigation was to explore the elderly offender phenomenon and to determine ho...
Increases in the size of the elderly population in jails and prisons have created considerable chall...
This article critically reviews the scholarly literature that describes older U.S. inmates and that ...
An increase in the number of older and elderly inmates in the prison system has sparked controversy ...
This article is based on a quantitative study investigating the quality of life of older Canadian pr...
This study examines the characteristics and institutional experience of inmate elders from one mediu...
BACKGROUND:The number of older adults in the criminal justice system is rapidly increasing. While th...
The elderly population merits more sustained sociological and criminological investigation because i...
The impact of an aging prison population is causing concern among different stakeholders, including ...
The prison population in the United States has peaked and begun to recede, reversing more than 30 ye...
Recently, increased attention has been paid to the problems faced by the elderly within our society....
As the older inmate population continues to increase, society and the criminal justice system will b...
For offender groups, difficulties in definition of 'elderly' and 'older' are considerable. Adoption ...
The U.S. criminal justice population is aging at a significantly more rapid rate than the overall U....
Correctional systems and health care providers are facing multiple challenges in providing care for ...
The purpose of this investigation was to explore the elderly offender phenomenon and to determine ho...
Increases in the size of the elderly population in jails and prisons have created considerable chall...
This article critically reviews the scholarly literature that describes older U.S. inmates and that ...
An increase in the number of older and elderly inmates in the prison system has sparked controversy ...
This article is based on a quantitative study investigating the quality of life of older Canadian pr...
This study examines the characteristics and institutional experience of inmate elders from one mediu...
BACKGROUND:The number of older adults in the criminal justice system is rapidly increasing. While th...
The elderly population merits more sustained sociological and criminological investigation because i...
The impact of an aging prison population is causing concern among different stakeholders, including ...
The prison population in the United States has peaked and begun to recede, reversing more than 30 ye...
Recently, increased attention has been paid to the problems faced by the elderly within our society....
As the older inmate population continues to increase, society and the criminal justice system will b...
For offender groups, difficulties in definition of 'elderly' and 'older' are considerable. Adoption ...