In recent years the older persons in Korea are living longer than ever before and in greater numbers than previously experienced with advances in medical research, nutrition, and health care.
But reported cases of elder abuse are increasing as olde...
In recent years the older persons in Korea are living longer than ever before and in greater numbers than previously experienced with advances in medical research, nutrition, and health care.
But reported cases of elder abuse are increasing as older persons live longer. The older person might be easily subjected to being a pray of the crimes more than the younger, because the older person usually is becoming weaker and weaker gradually.
Old man crime have thought as atypical behavior that appear in senescence usually. If is 60-year-old problem general breakdown of physical function, spiritual elasticity or will power of degenerate, was analyzed by thing which psychological change of old man from feelings of alienation by trend toward the nuclear family, social isolation by retirement etc. appears by atypical behavior. Recently, type is diversified and is realized by serious social problem because is showing violence and daring. The family systems with specially economical poverty as cause of this old man crime be in discord, sentimentalize change etc.. psychological
cause in old age is pointing.
In the year 2000, Korea became an aging society, with 7% of its population being comprised of elderly citizens over 65 years old. It is forecasted that by the year 2026, the percentage will increase to over 20%, making the country a super aged society. Preliminary research has shown that decreased physical, mental, and social capabilities of the elderly population will result in the decline of social functions and low crime rates.
This research has applied various social welfare and crime data related to elderly citizens to analyze and compare findings from past research with altered characteristics of elderly citizens in modern times and the changing reality of the elderly crime rate. Through such efforts, future measures in dealing with elderly criminals are hoped to be uncovered.
Due to continued advances in medical technology, modern age elderly citizens will be full of vitality and will retain physical attributes comparable to middle-aged citizens. Increased life expectancy caused a 38.1% increase in the number of non-widowed elderlies over the age of 65 in 2005, compared to the figures in 2000, and its outcome has resulted in a more stable life and higher educational standards. By contrast, the percentage of economically challenged people among the elderly was 30.8% in 1998 during the height of the IMF crisis, but it only increased to 44.6% by 2005. Also, the number of elderly people living in cities increased by 81.5% from 2000 to 2006.
This rapid urbanization of the elderly population, and the changing characteristics of elderly people as more active, dynamic members of society, also meant that elderly criminals who constituted 1.8% of total crime between 1994 and 1998, increased to 2.4% in 2000, and 4.3% by 2006. More alarmingly, in 2005, the elderly crime rate surpassed the juvenile crime rate at 3.8% compared to 3.4% and the gap has widened even further in 2006.
it is hard to see the appropriate plans for the elderly so far. Based on these problems, first, this study discusses the concept and characteristics of elderly crime and related theories and prior studies in advance of discussion on the realities of elderly crime. Then, this study searches for realities on elderly crime including analysis of types, factors, and patterns of elderly crime. And lastly, this study suggests the plans for elderly crime concerned with criminal justice system and social welfare.
Concerned with elderly crime, it is needed to set up the authorities as a formation of alliance. By expanding this organization, the diversion of notion that considers the elderly crime in aspect of welfare and social security must be established .Furthermore, it is time to establish the professional unit to respond and manage the elderly crime.