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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Elderly prisoners

Elderly prisoners

  • Increasing elderly prison population
  • Aging criminals

Nature

The aging of the population in western societies means that there are more old people in prison, which means a greater number of prisoners with physical and mental disabilities.

Broader

Imprisonment
Excellent
Ageing of world population
Excellent
Criminals
Presentable
Disabled prisoners
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Neglect of elderly in institutional care
Presentable
Mentally ill prisoners
Presentable
Increasing number of disabled persons
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Inadequate income in old age
Presentable
Disabled elderly persons
Presentable

Value

Underpopulation
Yet to rate
Overpopulation
Yet to rate
Increase [D]
Yet to rate
Depopulation
Yet to rate
Crime
Yet to rate

Reference

Shover, Neal: Aging Criminals

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Societal problems » Crime
  • Societal problems » Detention
  • Society » Elderly
  • Sociology » Population
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J4343
    DOCID
    12043430
    D7NID
    148033
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020