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Crimes against persons age 65 or older, 1992-97

Title
Crimes against persons age 65 or older, 1992-97 / by Patsy A. Klaus.
Author
Klaus, Patsy A.
Publication
Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, [Bureau of Justice Statistics], [2000]

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United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Description
ii, 38 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations; 23 cm
Alternative Title
Crimes against persons age sixty-five or older, 1992-97
Subjects
Note
  • Shipping list no.: 2000-0173-P.
  • "January 2000."
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available via Internet from the Bureau of Justice Statistics web site. Address as of 10/17/06: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/cpa6597.pdf ; current access is available via PURL.
Contents
Highlights -- Measuring crime against persons age 65 or older -- Prevalence of crime, 1992-97 -- Declining rates of crime for persons age 65 or older, 1973-97 -- Comparing rates of nonlethal violence -- Comparing rates of property crime -- Victims of murder, 1992-97 -- Victims of nonlethal violence, 1992-97 -- Victims of property crimes, 1992-97 -- Victimization by those whom the victim knew well -- Weapons used against victims, 1992-97 -- Characteristics of violent victimizations, 1992-97 -- Purse snatching and pocket picking (personal theft), 1992-97 -- Property crimes, 1992-97 -- Reporting crime to the police -- National Crime Victimization Survey methodology.
OCLC
  • ocm43724112
  • SCSB-4373723
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Columbia University Libraries