Not Defeated.
Thanks to Audrey for letting me use this shot in this context.
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Headline from the Belfast Telegraph Friday 25 July 2014
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4,766 crimes against the elderly, but 96% of cases remain unsolved.
In the last year, police investigated almost 4,800 attacks on people aged 65 and over.
The crimes included violence, sex assaults, robberies and burglaries.
Yet in the vast majority of cases the crimes remained unsolved. Just 4% – one in every 25 – resulted in someone being charged.
It has prompted calls for tougher sentences for those who terrorise older people.
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The safety of older people and their ability to live free from crime and the fear of crime is important. Although older people are less likely to be direct victims of violent crime compared to younger people, any crime impacts on the quality of their life. Feeling vulnerable to assault and abuse often acts to isolate and exclude older people, disconnecting them from their local community. Older people are also more likely to have a fear of crime and often feel more vulnerable than young people because of their personal circumstances.
Please feel free to comment.
Not Defeated.
Thanks to Audrey for letting me use this shot in this context.
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Headline from the Belfast Telegraph Friday 25 July 2014
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4,766 crimes against the elderly, but 96% of cases remain unsolved.
In the last year, police investigated almost 4,800 attacks on people aged 65 and over.
The crimes included violence, sex assaults, robberies and burglaries.
Yet in the vast majority of cases the crimes remained unsolved. Just 4% – one in every 25 – resulted in someone being charged.
It has prompted calls for tougher sentences for those who terrorise older people.
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The safety of older people and their ability to live free from crime and the fear of crime is important. Although older people are less likely to be direct victims of violent crime compared to younger people, any crime impacts on the quality of their life. Feeling vulnerable to assault and abuse often acts to isolate and exclude older people, disconnecting them from their local community. Older people are also more likely to have a fear of crime and often feel more vulnerable than young people because of their personal circumstances.
Please feel free to comment.