This book provides a comprehensive analysis of interactions between older people and the criminal justice system. The editors present current research on elders in a multitude of roles, from victim and offender to attorney, defendant, witness, juror, and prisoner. Of particular interest are chapters on the psychological and medical conditions of elder prisoners, and issue around selective decarceration. Each contributor documents empirical data and identifies social, policy, and ethical implications, where applicable. Recommended for gerontologists, sociologists, social workers, and professionals in the legal and criminal justice fields.

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Contributors
Acknowledgments
Foreword: Putting Elders and the Criminal Justice System into Historical Perspective by W. Andrew Achenbaum and Mary A. Schieve
Introduction, Max B. Rothman, Burton D. Dunlop, and Pamela Entzel
Part I: Elders and Crime

1. Polices and Elders, W. Clinton Terry III and Pamela Entzel
2. Elders as Victims of Crime, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation, Rosalie S. Wolf
3. Elders as Perpetrators, Edith Elisabeth Flynn

Part II: Elders and the Criminal Court

4. Elders in the Courtroom, William E. Adams, Jr.
5. Impact of the Criminal Justice Process on Older Persons, Sanford I. Finkel and Inez J. Macko
6. The Older Eyewitness, A. Daniel Yarmey
7. The Suggestibility of Older Witnesses, Brian H. Bornstein, Christy J. Witt, Katie E. Cherry, and Edith Greene
8. Elders and Jury Service: A Case of Age Discrimination? Pamela Entzel, Burton D. Dunlop, and Max B. Rothman

Part III: Elders and Imprisonment

9. Sentencing the Older Offender: Is There an ""Age Bias""? Darrell Steffensmeier and Mark Motivans
10. The Older Prisoner: Social, Psychological, and Medical Considerations, John J. Kerbs
11. Arguments and Strategies for the Selective Decarceration of Older Prisoners, John J. Kerbs

Part IV: An International Perspective

12. Elders and the Criminal Justice System in England, Judith Phillips, Anne Worrall, and Alison Brammer
13. Elders and the Criminal Justice System in Germany, Arthur Kreuzer and Ulrike Grasberger
14. Elders and the Criminal Justice System in Israel, Malca Alek and Sarah Ben-David
15. Elders and Japanese Corrections, Elmer H. Johnson

Part V: Conclusions

16. Epilogue: Policy Implications for the 21st Century, Burton D. Dunlop, Max B. Rothman, and Pamela Entzel

Index