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Older adults and criminal justice outcomes
Do older adults experience the criminal justice system differently? Research and reviews suggest the answer is yes — and the reasons are rarely visible on the surface. Policy, guidance, and legislation all point toward equality, protection, and access to justice. But practice tells a more complex story.
In this week's episode we discuss:
Why criminal prosecutions involving older victims remain comparatively low, and what that tells us about how the system responds.
How abuse in later life is frequently reframed as a safeguarding issue rather than recognised as a crime.
The tendency to view…
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