Ageing, crime and society : an invitation to a criminology / Azrini Wahidin and Maureen Cain -- Rethinking criminology : the case of 'ageing studies' / Jason L. Powell and Azrini Wahidin -- Crime, abuse, and social harm : towards an integrated approach / Mike Borgden and Preeti Nijhar -- Crime and older people : the research agenda / Judith Phillips -- 'As if I just didn't exist' : elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes / Thomas Gèorgen -- The realities of elder abuse / Gary Fitzgerald -- Deconstructing distraction burglary : an ageist offence? / Stuart Lister and David Wall -- Reassuring older people in relation to fear of crime / Alan Burnett -- Local responses to elder abuse : building effective prevention strategies / Jill Manthorpe -- Global developments in relation to elder abuse / Bridget Penhale -- 'No problems - old and quiet' : imprisonment in later life / Azrini Wahidin -- 'Unregarded age in corners thrown' / Debby Jacques -- Managing the special needs of ageing prisoners in the United States / Ron Aday -- Older offenders and community penalties : a framework for thinking / Gaynor Bramhall -- Towards a better government for older people and the policy implications in the criminal justice system / Mervyn Eastman.