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Crime and older people
— fear, experience and solutions | | Corporate Author | Help the Aged |
| Journal title | AGEToday, issue 3, Spring 2003 |
| Pages | whole issue |
| Source | www.helptheaged.org.uk |
| Keywords | Crime ; Anxiety ; Crime prevention ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | This issue of AGEToday looks at the experience and fear of crime and its impact among older people. Authors of the various articles offer some thoughts on policies and initiatives which can help in tackling crime. Although older people are the least likely group to experience crime, their fear of crime can be high, especially if they already feel physically vulnerable. Fear of crime can be heightened by the media through 'sensationalist' reporting; and this can lead to a reduced sense of confidence in the older person to lead an independent life. Help the Aged argues for older people to have a more central role in community safety strategies, working in local partnerships to identify and realise local solutions. Help the Aged conclude this issue with ten facts to support campaigns to reduce older people's fear and experience of crime. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030610201 B |
| Classmark | TWA: ENP: TWF: 3F |
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