Victimization of Elderly People in Lithuanian Villages and Grange: Victimological Analysis
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The article presents a victimological analysis of crime victims – victimization process of elderly people in Lithuanian villages and granges. Moreover, it addresses major victimization issues of elderly people and its consequences, presents the registered prevalence of victimization cases and nature in Lithuanian granges.
The articles analyzes official statistic data of 2000–2004 from state department, results of public opinion poll, showing that the situation of legal and social protection of abused elderly people is critical.
The presented issues are analyzed from the perspective of criminology and victimology, where elderly people are categorized as one of the most vulnerable social groups, most sensitive to consequences of victimization.
The analysis of victimogenical situation of elderly people has shown, that elderly people are highly vulnerable in Lithuanian granges. These victims do not receive appropriate assistance or support neither from government institutions, nor from non-governmental organizations. The protection of potential victims in granges from criminal acts is a problematic issue, in need of flexible and complex approach, considering a group of subjective and objective victimogenical factors. Preventive activity concentrates on single measures and there is not systematic, purposeful activity.
We should emphasize an implementation of specialized preventive target measures, with the aim to ensure protection of elderly people and their property, direct work at the scene of crime with potential or actual victims. There is no need to develop yet another program, concept or strategy, there is a need for immediate, constant measures, direct work with an individual.
A more active intervention of local government institutions in solving existing issues. It is necessary to initiate, raise issues on the duty of children to provide care for their elderly parents. It often happens in Lithuania, that relatives start caring only after the death of an elderly person, in need of processing documents of inheritance. Lithuanian law prescribes that parents must look after their children, although it is often ignored, that in turn, children also have respective duties.
The analysis of the situation has shown, that law enforcement institutions should act more effectively at the scene of crime. Obviously, the activities of police are very limited when it comes to work in granges, there is a lack of police county inspectors, transport, fuel or even uniforms. It is apparent, that Lithuania needs to take immediate action in reformation of administrative section of police institutions, i.e. eliminate work places for officials, transpose them to regions. Instead of increasing the number of officials, there should be an increase in the number of policemen working at the scene of crime.
The articles analyzes official statistic data of 2000–2004 from state department, results of public opinion poll, showing that the situation of legal and social protection of abused elderly people is critical.
The presented issues are analyzed from the perspective of criminology and victimology, where elderly people are categorized as one of the most vulnerable social groups, most sensitive to consequences of victimization.
The analysis of victimogenical situation of elderly people has shown, that elderly people are highly vulnerable in Lithuanian granges. These victims do not receive appropriate assistance or support neither from government institutions, nor from non-governmental organizations. The protection of potential victims in granges from criminal acts is a problematic issue, in need of flexible and complex approach, considering a group of subjective and objective victimogenical factors. Preventive activity concentrates on single measures and there is not systematic, purposeful activity.
We should emphasize an implementation of specialized preventive target measures, with the aim to ensure protection of elderly people and their property, direct work at the scene of crime with potential or actual victims. There is no need to develop yet another program, concept or strategy, there is a need for immediate, constant measures, direct work with an individual.
A more active intervention of local government institutions in solving existing issues. It is necessary to initiate, raise issues on the duty of children to provide care for their elderly parents. It often happens in Lithuania, that relatives start caring only after the death of an elderly person, in need of processing documents of inheritance. Lithuanian law prescribes that parents must look after their children, although it is often ignored, that in turn, children also have respective duties.
The analysis of the situation has shown, that law enforcement institutions should act more effectively at the scene of crime. Obviously, the activities of police are very limited when it comes to work in granges, there is a lack of police county inspectors, transport, fuel or even uniforms. It is apparent, that Lithuania needs to take immediate action in reformation of administrative section of police institutions, i.e. eliminate work places for officials, transpose them to regions. Instead of increasing the number of officials, there should be an increase in the number of policemen working at the scene of crime.
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