Sexual Violence Against Older People

This is the first monograph to examine sexual violence against people aged 60 and over in the UK; it situates the research findings in the context of feminist criminology and gerontology, and sets an agenda for future research, policy and practice.

Hannah Bows is deputy director of the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse and assistant professor in criminal law at Durham Law School. Her research focuses on different forms of violence against women, particularly domestic and sexual violence. Her recent work includes a national study of rape of older people, a national study profiling homicide of older people and a study exploring 'risk' in relation to older sex offenders and policing. Outside the university she is the deputy director of the British Society of Criminology Victims Network and chair of Age UK Teesside, and sits as a magistrate on the Durham and Darlington bench.

Introduction Mapping the existing knowledge about sexual violence against older people The extent and nature of serious sexual violence against older people in the UK The impacts, support needs and gaps in service provision for older survivors: views of practitioners Experiences of sexual violence as an older woman: case studies of survivors Conclusions