Profile of the Elderly Accused of Committing Crime

Authors

  • Sérgio Vieira Brandão PUC-RS
  • Alfredo Cataldo Neto PUC-RS

Keywords:

violence, seniors, aging, public health, crime

Abstract

It is genuine that the elderly frequently are victims of several kinds of hostility, but the fact remains that he or she, too, is also an agent of the committal of criminal offenses. Through documentary research realized in 2013 with the total occurrences bulletins registered in police stations in Imbé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, we realize statistical analysis and show the profile of the elderly accused of committing crime and the types of crimes committed. In the period surveyed, 3.28% of the total number of elderly of Imbé was accused of committing some type of crime. This article recommends a continuous and integrated action of the health and public safety network with the other social areas to anticipate risk situations for the elderly (and the community in general), in order to promote citizenship, manage conflicts and reduce urban violence.

Author Biographies

Sérgio Vieira Brandão, PUC-RS

Psicólogo e doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em
Gerontologia Biomédica da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS, Porto Alegre, Brasil). Possui mestrado pelo mesmo programa e especialização em educação em saúde mental coletiva pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brasil). É graduado em psicologia e em licenciatura em
ciências pela PUC-RS e graduado em direito pela Faculdade Cenecista de Osório (Facos, Brasil).

Alfredo Cataldo Neto, PUC-RS

Médico psiquiatra e professor da Faculdade de Medicina da PUC-RS. Possui doutorado em medicina e ciências da saúde pela PUC-RS e graduação em medicina pela UFRGS.

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Published

2017-06-09

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2017): MAI/JUN/JUL/AGO

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