Lecturer, School of Social Sciences
In both aged care homes and the community – in our neighbourhoods – it boils down to society’s duty to older people. How do we work with them to reduce their fears, both real and perceived?
New research by academics from Monash University and the German Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law has examined age differences in fear of crime in urban neighbourhoods, but the paper also reveals important questions about ageing and how best to deal with societal issues in wellbeing and physical and mental health for older people.
Associate Professor Rebecca Wickes, a Monash University criminologist and director of the Monash Migration and Inclusion Centre (MMIC), is a co-author.