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Download full textBachand, Donald J.; Brahce, Carl I. – 1984
Criminologists and gerontologists have reported increases in crimes perpetrated by elderly persons, but arrest data do not necessarily reflect this trend, due to failure to prosecute. To explore the influence of age, sex, race, and offense type on arrest and prosecution outcomes, Detroit Police Department arrest and case disposition data (1981),…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Crime, Criminal Law, Criminals
