title: [Risk of violence in old age: arguments for a social science perspective].
abstract: In the paper presented gerontological and criminological aspects are combined and the necessity of a geronto victimology is claimed. It is argued that threat by violence and criminality is a specific challenge for older adults. Older people are threatened by violence in a different way compared with younger ones, they suffer more from the violence experienced, and they cope differently with this kind of stress. With respect to the so-called "victimization-fear-paradox" the need for an interdisciplinary approach is demonstrated. The discussion of different forms of violence against the elderly in the context of care leads to a plea for an extended conceptualization of violence. In closing, possibilities of intervention and perspectives for further research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Kriminologisches Forschungsinstitut Niedersachsen e.V., Hannover.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niederfranke
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Greve
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012307:Risk Factors; D012942:Social Sciences; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*
vernacular_title: Bedrohung durch Gewalt im Alter: Argumente für eine sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektive.