Elderly Offenders With Suspected Neurocognitive Disorders: An Explorative Study

This first study of detailed neurocognitive assessment of older people under trial for a serious criminal offence indicates that it is important for older people charged with offences to have sound cognitive assessment, in their interests, and for planning effective management of risk of any further offending. Future studies should investigate relationships between cognitive problems and type of crime in a larger and perhaps more varied group.