Publication Type: Poster
Abstract: Lethal and Non-lethal Victimization of Elders;
Evidence from The National Incident-Based Reporting System

Poster Session

American Society of Criminology
Annual Meeting 2007 Atlanta, GA

Victoria B. Titterington, Melissa Tackett-Gibson, Hee-Jong Joo
College of Criminal Justice
Sam Houston State University

ABSTRACT

As it relates to elder crime victimization, arguably the greatest public and academic concern at present revolves around such victimization in institutional settings. Yet the National Research Council (NRC) estimates that, of the 34 million persons 65 or older in the U.S., only 5 percent live in nursing homes and an additional 12 percent live in assisted care facilities (2003:10). Thus, risks facing the elderly living in non-institutional settings are a critical area of emerging research. For example, empirical evidence now indicates that elders are significantly more likely to be killed at home than are younger age groups (Chu & Kraus 2004, Nelsen & Huff-Corzine 1998). Using National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data, we analyze elder crime victimization in personal residences compared to other non-institutional settings. This analysis will advance our knowledge of the relative risk between domestic versus public settings and may, in turn, inform both law enforcement practices and future research.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Victoria B. Titterington, Ph.D.
College of Criminal Justice
Sam Houston State University .
Box 2296
Huntsville, TX 77341-2296
Phone: 936-294-4771
Fax: 936-294-1653
Email: titterington@shsu.edu

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