Defining an age cut-off for older offenders: a systematic review of literature.

Purpose: In the literature, 65 years is commonly used as the age to designate an older person in the community. When studying older prisoners, there is much variation. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how researchers define older offenders and for what reasons.Design/methodology/approach:...

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Published in:International Journal of Prisoner Health Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 95 - 117
Main Authors: Merkt, Helene, Haesen, Sophie, Meyer, Leila, Kressig, Reto W., Elger, Bernice S., Wangmo, Tenzin
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Emerald Publishing Limited 2020
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