CRIMINAL VICTIMIZATION OF THE ELDERLY IN THREE TYPES OF URBAN HOUSING ENVIRONMENTS

• NCJ Number: 40010
• Author(s): R Moran; S Schafer
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 23 pages
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: UNPUBLISHED PAPER

Annotation

THIS SURVEY OF A SAMPLE OF ELDERLY PERSONS IN BOSTON REVEALED THAT REPORTED VICTIMIZATION VARIED WITH THE TYPE OF HOUSING ENVIRONMENT (ELDERLY HOUSING PROJECTS, FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS), PRIVATE HOUSING).

Abstract

THE HIGHEST RATE OF VICTIMIZATION (56 PERCENT) WAS FOUND IN FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS, FOLLOWED BY PRIVATE HOUSING (30 PERCENT) AND ELDERLY HOUSING PROJECTS (20 PERCENT). THE STUDY SUGGESTS THAT RESIDENTIAL CRIMES AND STREET CRIMES CAN BE REDUCED BY BUILDING AGE-HOMOGENEOUS HOUSING ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE ELDERLY. FOR AN EXPANDED TREATMENT OF THIS SUBJECT, SEE NCJ-40009....PLO