ISSN: 0022-1198
Published Online: 1 July 1985
Page Count: 11

Geriatric Felons Examined at a Forensic Psychiatry Clinic
Schneider, M
Medical director, senior psychiatrist, and psychiatrist, Forensic Psychiatry Clinic for the New York Criminal Court and Supreme Court, NY

Wiederlight, M
Medical director, senior psychiatrist, and psychiatrist, Forensic Psychiatry Clinic for the New York Criminal Court and Supreme Court, NY

Rosner, R
Medical director, senior psychiatrist, and psychiatrist, Forensic Psychiatry Clinic for the New York Criminal Court and Supreme Court, NY

(Received 31 August 1984; accepted 16 November 1984)

Abstract

Descriptive statistics are presented on 25 defendants in the geriatric age range (aged 62 to 78 years old). Demographic variables, criminal charges, medical, neurological and psychiatric illnesses, prior criminal offenses, and final dispositions of the cases are tabulated, and implications for the criminal justice system and social services are discussed.

Keywords:
psychiatry, criminalistics, geriatrics, competency

Paper ID: JFS11007J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11007J
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