Unit D.5.7. Aging Offender

The required readings for this unit are:

Australia	Required Reading(s)

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Canada	Required Reading(s)

Coid, J., Fazel, S., Kahtan, N. (2002). Elderly patients

admitted to secure forensic psychiatry services. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 13(2), 416-427. December 12, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=7287871&db=aph "The study suggests that some admissions to specialist services reflect an absence of more suitable provision for elderly patients at a lower level of security. Forensic psychiatry services were not involved with the growing number of elderly prisoners who are serving longer prison sentences and the needs of this group require further study"

 

International	Required Reading(s)

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United Kingdom	Required Reading(s)

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United States	Required Reading(s)

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Databases
For the full text article online, sleuth the 'University of Calgary/ Library/ Article Indexes':

Directions:

• Select - Indexes and abstracts with links to full text articles
• Select - Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic ASAP
• Select - Connect
• Fill in User ID and Pin
• Fill in search words: aging and offender

 

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Unit D.5.7. Aging Offender

The 'recommended only' readings for this unit are the following:

Australia	Recommended Reading(s)

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Canada	Recommended Reading(s)

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International	Recommended Reading(s)

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United Kingdom	Recommended Reading(s)

UK Fazel, S., MacMillan, J., & O'Donell, I. (2002). Dementia

in prison: Ethical and legal implications. Journal of Medical Ethics, 28(3), 156-159. Retrieved July 22, 2002 from Proquest database. "As the number of elderly prisoners increases in the UK and other Western countries, there will be individuals who develop dementia while in custody. Fazel et al present two case vignettes of men with dementia in English prisons and explore some of the ethical implications that their continuing detention raises"

 

United States	Recommended Reading(s)

McVey, C. C. (2001). Coordinating effective health and

mental health continuity of care. Corrections Today, 63(5), 58-62. Retrieved July 22, 2002 from Proquest database. "Recent data reveals a disturbing trend in the aging inmate population and the complications this brings to health care during incarceration and upon release. Individuals 65 and older are the fastest growing age group in America. Correctional systems are experiencing this growth as well. The number of inmates 55 and older doubled from 1981 to 1990. This inmate-aging trend continued in the 1990s - one-third of state correctional systems experienced a 400 percent increase in the 50-plus inmate populations from 1985 to 1997" (McVey, 2001, p. 58).

Smyer, T., Gragert, M. & LaMere, S. (1997). Stay safe!

Stay healthy! Surviving old age in prison. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services, 35(9), 10-17. Note elderly inmates have three or more chronic illnesses compared to the non-incarcerated elderly who have on average two or more (Aday, 1994; cited in Smyer, Gragert, & LaMere, 1997, p. 12).

 

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Additional references for this unit can be found in 'forensic references' of the forensic sourcebooks.

• Sleuth 'forensic reference' database for:
  • aging - offender

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic References.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/references

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Video's recommended for this unit are:

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The required websites to sleuth for this unit are the following:

Australia	Resources (Web)

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Canada	Resources (Web)

Correctional Service of Canada. (2002). Older Offenders. In

Issues & Challenges Facing CSC, CSC Speakers Binder. Retrieved November 14, 2002, from CSC Website: http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/pblct/guideorateur/pdf/sec6_e.pdf

Harris, K. (2002a). The greying of our prisons Part 1.

Retrieved December 21, 2002, from CNews: http://www.slam.ca/CNEWSFeatures0006/18_prison.html

Harris, K. (2002b). The greying of our prisons Part 2.

Retrieved December 21, 2002, from CNews: http://www.slam.ca/CNEWSFeatures0006/17_prison.html

Harris, K. (2002c). Older inmates mostly first-timers.

Retrieved December 21, 2002, from CNews: http://www.slam.ca/CNEWSFeatures0006/17_prison2.html

Harris, K. (2002d). 'I'm afraid I'm going to die in here'.

Retrieved December 21, 2002, from CNews: http://www.slam.ca/CNEWSFeatures0006/17_prison3.html

 

International	Resources (Web)

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• Note in this website

United Kingdom	Resources (Web)

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United States	Resources (Web)

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For additional websites on this unit, sleuth 'forensic websites' in the forensic sourcebooks.

• aging - offender

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic Websites.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/websites

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