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As the average life expectancy continues to rise, the long-held assumption that age is a protective factor against criminal offending and victimisation is being challenged. Recognising that people who commit offences later in life are an overlooked group in criminology, Not Your Usual Suspect is the first collection to assemble research on different forms of violence and abuse perpetrated by individuals predominantly over 60. Examining intersections of gender, crime and age, this collection highlights how the increase in older people entering the criminal justice system has emphasised the unpreparedness of policies and practices for dealing with this cohort. Moving beyond existing research and policy which has focused primarily on those who are sentenced in later life for crimes they committed as younger adults - so called historic crimes - the chapters pay crucial attention to those who commit offences as long-term, repeat or first-time offenders in later life. Offering an important contribution for researchers across the criminological, gerontological, feminist and elder abuse fields, Not Your Usual Suspect expands existing research to consider the behaviour and drivers of older offenders, addressing the increasingly important issue of how the needs of this group can be addressed by policy and practice.

An important contribution to the criminological, gerontological, feminist and elder abuse fields, Not Your Usual Suspectexpands existing research to consider the behaviour and drivers of older offenders, addressing the increasingly important issue of how the needs of this group can be addressed by policy and practice.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- The ageing population and risk of violence -- Invisible older victims: research and UK policy context -- 'Real rape' and older women -- Researching sexual violence against older people: a feminist gerontology framing -- Book structure and chapter overview -- 2 Mapping the existing knowledge about sexual violence against older people -- Extent and nature of sexual violence against older people -- Elder abuse -- Domestic violence -- Sexual violence -- Nature and characteristics of victimisation -- Risk factors for sexual violence in later life -- Impacts, support needs and barriers to disclosing sexual violence -- Impacts of sexual violence on older women -- Support needs -- Barriers to disclosing sexual violence and accessing support -- Perpetrator characteristics and motivations -- Conclusion -- 3 The extent and nature of serious sexual violence against older people in the UK -- Method -- The extent, nature and characteristics of recorded cases -- Victim and perpetrator gender -- Perpetrator and victim age groups -- Victim and perpetrator relationship -- Victim and perpetrator ethnicity -- Location of sexual offences -- Serial sex offenders -- Links between the rape and another recorded offence -- Conclusion -- 4 The impacts, support needs and gaps in service provision for older survivors: views of practitioners -- Interviews with practitioners -- Participant demographics (sexual violence practitioners) -- Practitioners had limited experience of supporting older survivors -- Impacts of sexual violence on older survivors -- There were overlapping challenges in terms of accessing support and providing support -- Physical challenges -- Psychological challenges -- Societal challenges.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Introduction -- Impacts and Consequences of Violence Against Women -- Support Needs -- Responses -- References -- 2 Dewis Choice: A Welsh Initiative Promoting Justice for Older Victim-Survivors of Domestic Abuse -- Introduction -- Domestic Abuse, Older People and Justice -- Victims in the Criminal Justice System -- Domestic Abuse in Later Life -- Dewis Choice: A Welsh Initiative -- The Welsh Context -- The Origins of Dewis Choice -- The Structure of Dewis Choice -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Practitioner Preparedness for Working with Older Women and Intimate Partner Violence -- Introduction -- Background -- Method -- Data and Procedure -- Findings -- Deficits in Knowledge -- Personal Attitudes -- Discussion -- References -- 4 'They Come with a Package of Issues': Challenges of Supporting Older Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse -- Introduction -- Background -- Method -- Design -- Participants -- Data Collection and Analysis -- Results and Discussion -- Nature and Prevalence of Abuse -- Barriers to Help-Seeking -- Awareness -- Professional Response -- Negative Self-Evaluations -- Dynamics of Abuse as a Barrier to Help-Seeking -- Culture -- Fear -- Barriers to Help-Giving -- Professional Competence -- Dynamics of Abuse as Barriers to Help-Giving -- Complex Circumstances -- Conclusions -- References -- 5 Overcoming Barriers: Exploring Specialist Interventions for Supporting Older Women to Escape Domestic Violence and Abuse -- Introduction -- Case Study: Introducing EVA Women's Aid and the 45+ Project -- The Problem of Naming and Framing Experience -- Policy and Practice in the UK -- Case Study: EVA Women's Aid and the 45+ Project -- Features and Impacts of DVA -- Case Study: EVA Women's Aid and the 45+ Project -- Help-Seeking Barriers.

1. Introduction -- 2. Promoting Justice For Older Victims Of Domestic Violence -- 3. Practitioner Preparedness For Working With Older Women -- 4. They Come With A Package Of Issues -- 5. Overcoming Barriers: Exploring Specialist Interventions For Supporting Older Women To Escape Domestic Violence And Abuse -- 6. Sexual Violence Against Older Women: Documenting The Practices Of Aged Care Service Providers -- 7. Quality Of Life Of Abused Older Women: Moderating Influence Of Coping Mechanisms -- 8. Serious Leisure As A Strategy To Reduce Loneliness And Social Isolation: A Preventive Response To Elderly Women Abuse -- 9. Empowering Older Women: Social Work Intervention With Survivors Of Violence -- 10. Conclusion

1. Introduction, Hannah Bows -- 2. Perceptions Of Domestic Violence Against Older Women, Mikulioniene And Tamutiene -- 3. Violence Against Older Women In Health Care Settings, Mcgarry And Ali -- 4. You Can't Do That – Sexual Assault Of Older Women In Oz, Mann Et Al -- 5. Violence Against Older Women, Joosten And Dow -- 6 Elderly Missing Women Phenomenon, Ezdi -- 7. Eldercide, Bows -- 8. Violence And Fatal Violence Against Older Parents And Grandparents, Holt -- 9. Conclusion, Bows

AbstractDespite half a century of research on both domestic violence and elder abuse, homicide of older people by a partner or family member (domestic homicide (DH)) remains largely unexplored. This article presents data drawn from a larger parent study examining homicide of older people (aged sixty and over) in the UK. This analysis is based on a subset of cases that would fall within current definitions of DH (n = 221). Analysis reveals differences in DH of older men and women in relation to the perpetrator gender and relationship and differences between intimate-partner homicides and those perpetrated by other family members. Implications for research, theory and practice are discussed.

Domestic and sexual violence research has traditionally been associated with feminist qualitative methodology; however, quantitative methods are increasingly used by feminists in research examining the prevalence of and issues related to rape and sexual assault, either as standalone methods or in combination with other, qualitative methods (i.e. mixed methods). Freedom of Information (FOI) requests are a data collection tool that allow citizens to obtain data held by public authorities in the UK and are particularly useful for uncovering information on marginalised groups who may be difficult to recruit in qualitative research. Whilst they are frequently used by journalists, their potential is yet to be fully realised by social researchers. This paper reflects on the use of Freedom of Information requests in a mixed-method feminist study exploring sexual violence against people aged 60 years and over.

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