[Criminal acts by the elderly. A phenomenologic presentation with discussion of criminologic and gerontologic...

Criminality of ageing people is connected with their entry in a new period of life. As well as problems in the first two socialization phases may cause juvenile delinquency, an insufficient tertiary socialization may create old-age delinquency. First of all criminal strains for the individual age groups, their shares of total criminality and preference spheres will be shown. The scope and development of delinquency in general, structures of crimes, differences specific for the sexes, previous punishments and the social position of ageing offenders will be dealt with. In conclusion it will be attempted to discuss old-age delinquency from the criminological and gerontological point of view.