Violence and Abuse of Older People - A review of current proposals for criminalisation

Bows, Hannah

Violence and Abuse of Older People - A review of current proposals for criminalisation

Bows, Hannah

Authors

Dr Hannah Bows hannah.bows@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Abstract

An increase in research addressing violence and abuse of older people has been met with calls to formally recognise and respond to “elder abuse”, either through the introduction of specific criminal offences or by widening the hate crime framework to include older age. This article offers a critical review of these proposals and argues that, ultimately, neither will achieve the primary objectives of reducing violence and abuse of older people and improving prosecution and conviction rates.

Citation

Bows, H. (2020). Violence and Abuse of Older People - A review of current proposals for criminalisation. Criminal law review, 10, 877-894

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jun 2, 2020
Online Publication Date	Sep 7, 2020
Publication Date	2020
Deposit Date	Jun 4, 2020
Publicly Available Date	Sep 7, 2021
Journal	Criminal law review.
Print ISSN	0011-135X
Publisher	Sweet and Maxwell
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	10
Pages	877-894
Publisher URL	https://www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/Catalogue/ProductDetails.aspx?productid=30791441&recordid=478

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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Criminal law review following peer review. The definitive published version Bows, Hannah (2020). Violence and Abuse of Older People - A review of current proposals for criminalisation. Criminal Law Review 10: 877-894 is available online on Westlaw UK or from Thomson Reuters DocDel service.