| Abstract: | Despite their low levels of risk, older people have been targeted by a number of crime reduction initiatives. This article describes an evaluation of one burglary reduction initiative in Plymouth that involved the local Plymouth Homesafe scheme and Help the Aged. The scheme clearly targeted the more vulnerable groups within the community, and clients were extremely positive about the service and its implementation. However, there was little evidence that they expressed lower levels of fear of crime than did older people in general. This leads to a discussion of different levels of vulnerability and the way different subcategories of client perceived and benefited from the scheme. |
