A professor of criminal justice from Radford U. in Virginia has proposed a reason for some crime; at least theft. He says the cause may be older people who "feel isolated" from family and friends who have moved away and may commit crimes because they are bored. "If they get caught, they will be communicating with someone-even if it's the police". He does note that there has not been an increase in crime for the age group over 50 for the last decade but many of these crimes are "never reported". Japan is experiencing a crime problem with older people as perpetrators. (Sounds crazy to me).
(Source: "Japan's Graying Criminals" by Michelle Diament in the AARP Bulletin for Jan/Feb 2009).
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