Citation

Pavšič Mrevlje T, Nivala J. Int. Rev. Victimology 2017; 23(1): 33-46.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, World Society of Victimology, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0269758016671175

PMID

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Abstract

The paper starts by reviewing key studies of victimisation of the elderly and continues by presenting a comparison of some types of victimisation of the elderly in the municipalities of Uppsala (Sweden) and Ljubljana (Slovenia). A randomly chosen sample of women and men over 65 years of age was invited to take part in the survey by receiving a questionnaire by post. The response rate was almost 40% (n = 635) in Ljubljana and almost 71% (n = 1,059) in Uppsala. The results show that the elderly are predominantly victims of property crime in both municipalities. However, the prevalence of victimisation among the elderly over 65 years of age in Ljubljana is higher with respect to harassment, threats, theft and fraud in comparison to Uppsala's elderly. Even though strangers are the most common offenders in both municipalities, adult children are the second most frequent perpetrators, but only in Ljubljana. The study gives an interesting insight into the similarities/differences between the two municipalities and is also the first study targeting the elderly in Slovenia.

Language: en