Department of Forensic Medicine, Hôpital Jean-Verdier, Hôpitaux universitaires de Paris Seine-Saint-Denis (AP-HP), F-93140 Bondy, France.
Department of Forensic Medicine, Hôpital Jean-Verdier, Hôpitaux universitaires de Paris Seine-Saint-Denis (AP-HP), F-93140 Bondy, France Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les enjeux sociaux (IRIS), UMR 8156-723 CNRS-INSERM-EHESS, F-93000 Bobigny, France.
Age Ageing. 2015 Jul;44(4):662-7. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afv022. Epub 2015 Mar 11.
detention in the harsh conditions of police cells can be a traumatic experience, even for young healthy individuals. It is thus legitimate to question the detention of elderly people.
we aimed to determine the proportion of detainees over age 60, their medical characteristics and history.
we studied all arrestees over age 60 examined in 1 year (1st January-31 December 2012) by physicians from our Department of Forensic Medicine in the Paris, France area. Our analysis included the arrestees' perceived health status and their opinion on custody.
individuals over 60 accounted for 211 of 13,317 detainees (2%) and were predominantly males (177 of 211, 84%). The most frequent suspected crimes included physical assaults (135 of 345, 40%) and drunk driving (50 of 345, 14%). A total of 111 of 211 individuals (53%) reported somatic disorders. A history of psychiatric disorders was reported by 23 of 181 individuals (13%). Arrestees considered their overall health as good in 60% of cases (111 of 184). They had a good opinion on custody in 45% of cases (120 of 270). A proportion of 40% (84 of 211) were examined several times during custody and 10% were declared unfit for custody (34 of 347).
elderly detainees commonly have chronic health disorders; only a minority of them are unconditionally fit for detention. The continuation of detention, which affects 90% of arrestees, should imply that detention conditions are adjusted so that the specific needs of elderly individuals are taken into account.
即使是年轻健康的个体，在警察拘留所恶劣的条件下被拘留也可能是一种创伤性经历。因此，有理由质疑老年人的拘留。
我们旨在确定 60 岁以上被拘留者的比例、他们的医疗特征和病史。
我们研究了我们法医部门在法国巴黎地区 1 年内（2012 年 1 月 1 日至 12 月 31 日）检查的所有 60 岁以上的被捕者。我们的分析包括被捕者对健康状况的看法以及他们对拘留的看法。
60 岁以上的人占 13317 名被拘留者中的 211 人（2%），主要是男性（211 人中有 177 人，占 84%）。最常见的涉嫌犯罪包括人身攻击（345 人中有 135 人，占 40%）和酒后驾车（345 人中有 50 人，占 14%）。共有 211 人中有 111 人（53%）报告有躯体疾病。181 人中有 23 人（13%）有精神病史。60%的被捕者（184 人中有 111 人）认为自己的整体健康状况良好。他们对拘留的看法有 45%（270 人中有 120 人）较好。在拘留期间，有 40%（211 人中有 84 人）被多次检查，有 10%（347 人中有 34 人）被宣布不适合拘留。
老年被拘留者通常患有慢性健康疾病；只有少数人无条件适合拘留。拘留的继续，影响了 90%的被捕者，这意味着拘留条件应该调整，以考虑到老年人的特殊需求。
