Aging and the Criminal Legal System

Lindsey E. Wylie, JD, PhD, is a senior court research associate at the National Center for State Courts and adjunct faculty at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Her research evaluates the consequences of legal system involvement for special populations, to inform state courts in developing practical and innovative evidence-informed practices, processes, and policies. Eve M. Brank, JD, PhD, is the Aaron Douglas Professor of Psychology, Courtesy Professor of Law, and Director of the Center on Children, Families, and the Law at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Her research primarily focuses on the way the law intervenes (and sometimes interferes) in family and personal decision making.

• Series ForewordMonica K. MillerPreface: Purpose and Background of This BookIntroduction: Aging and the Law: Theoretical FoundationsPart I. Roles of Older Adults in the Criminal Legal SystemChapter 1. Issues in Aging and the Criminal Legal System Chapter 2. Older Adults as Legal Decision MakersChapter 3. Older Adults as Victims of CrimeChapter 4. Older Adults as EyewitnessesChapter 5. Older Adults as Perpetrators of CrimePart II. Aging and Criminal Legal System StagesChapter 6. Involvement With Law Enforcement and the CourtsChapter 7. Forensic Evaluation of Older Adults in Criminal Cases Chapter 8. Older Adults in the Correctional System: “Aging in Prison”Chapter 9. Reduce, Resentence, Release, and Prepare for Reentry: Legal Responses to Aging in PrisonChapter 10. Next Steps: Expanding Legal Responses to Older AdultsEpilogueSuggested Further ReadingReferencesIndexAbout the Authors

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