Conference presentation
Applying problem-oriented policing to elder abuse
Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) Conference, 32nd (Perth, Australia, 10-Dec-2019–13-Dec-2019)
2019
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to understand how adopting the criminological approach of Problem-Oriented Policing (POP) may help create targeted prevention strategies for specific types of elder abuse. Criminological research supports that crime patterns are non-random, and consistent places, times, and people are more at risk than others. This perspective argues that crime occurs because of opportunities within proximal situations: people cannot commit crime if there are no opportunities to do so. The identification of opportunities and the non-random nature of crime has helped develop POP which can be used to identify the opportunity structure of specific crime types, including elder abuse. Such an approach can help develop appropriate and targeted responses to specific kinds of elder abuse. To facilitate the POP process, a four stage model can be used: (1) scanning (understanding the nature of the problem), (2) analysis, (identifying what causes the problem), (3) response (identifying what could and should be done about the problem), and (4) assessment (evaluating the outcomes). Overall, it is argued that elder abuse prevention can benefit from applying a criminological approach to understanding what causes specific types of elder abuse and how such opportunities can be blocked.
Details
- Title
- Applying problem-oriented policing to elder abuse
- Authors
- Emily Moir (Author) - Griffith UniversityJoseph Clare (Author) - University of Western Australia
- Conference details
- Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) Conference, 32nd (Perth, Australia, 10-Dec-2019–13-Dec-2019)
- Date published
- 2019
- Organisation Unit
- School of Law and Criminology - Legacy; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99513207302621
- Output Type
- Conference presentation
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