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Holzer KJ, AbiNader MA, Vaughn MG, et al. Crime and Violence in Older Adults: Findings From the 2002 to 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. J Interpers Violence. 2020;37(1):764-781doi: 10.1177/0886260520913652.
Holzer, K. J., AbiNader, M. A., Vaughn, M. G., Salas-Wright, C. P., & Oh, S. (2022). Crime and Violence in Older Adults: Findings From the 2002 to 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Journal of interpersonal violence, 37(1), 764-781. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520913652
Holzer, Katherine J, et al. "Crime and Violence in Older Adults: Findings From the 2002 to 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health." Journal of interpersonal violence vol. 37,1 (2022): 764-781. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520913652
Holzer KJ, AbiNader MA, Vaughn MG, Salas-Wright CP, Oh S. Crime and Violence in Older Adults: Findings From the 2002 to 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. J Interpers Violence. 2022 Jan;37(1):764-781. doi: 10.1177/0886260520913652. Epub 2020 Apr 20. PMID: 32306830.
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J Interpers Violence. 2022 Jan;37(1):764-781. doi: 10.1177/0886260520913652. Epub 2020 Apr 20.

Crime and Violence in Older Adults: Findings From the 2002 to 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Journal of interpersonal violence

Katherine J Holzer, Millan A AbiNader, Michael G Vaughn, Christopher P Salas-Wright, Sehun Oh

Affiliations

  1. Saint Louis University, MO, USA.
  2. Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA.
  3. Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  4. Boston University, MA, USA.
  5. The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA.

PMID: 32306830 DOI: 10.1177/0886260520913652

Abstract

Studies on criminal behaviors largely focus on youth and younger adults. While criminal engagement declines with age, the aging population and significant costs associated with older offenders warrant their increased clinical and research attention. The present study utilizes data from the 2002 to 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health to estimate the prevalence and explore the sociodemographic and psychosocial correlates of criminal behavior in adults aged 50 years and older. The overall prevalence of older adults engaging in criminal behaviors during this time was approximately 1.20%. There was no significant difference in crime involvement between adults aged 50 to 64 years and 65 years and older. Older individuals who committed crimes were more likely to be male and Black and earning low income. Criminality was also associated with use of illicit substances and depression as well as receipt of mental health treatment.

Keywords: criminal behavior; depression; drug use; older adults; prevalence

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