Download or read book Older Offenders written by Cathleen Burnett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the most up-to-the-minute interdisciplinary research that has been conducted on older offenders. This scholarly volume highlights the dimensions of the offenses committed by older adults and features empirical research addressing the sentencing alternatives applied to older offenders. Academicians and practitioners also provide much-needed insight into the management and correctional issues that arise with the incarceration of older offenders, including adjustment to prison life, physical and emotional health care, and rehabilitation and/or preparation of the offender for the return to life outside prison.