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【摘要】我国社会人口老龄化导致老年人犯罪问题日趋频繁。究其根源，不难发现，人一旦进入老年期后，随着自身生理、心理状态的变化，思想情绪易变得固执、易怒、冲动，缺乏宽容和克制；家庭成员的增减，生活的种种矛盾等外因都是诱发老年人犯罪的原因。笔者认为预防老年人犯罪的对策应包括完善立法，刑罚应体现宽严相济精神，社会和家庭应重视老年人的物质和精神生活等。主要体现在大力发展生产力，完善城乡保障体系，加强对老年人的普法宣传，发挥基层调解作用，使老年人在一个和睦温馨的家庭中度过晚年。
【关键词】老年人犯罪；犯罪预防；刑罚；宽严相济
【Abstract】Aging of the population to the emergence of new features, but at the same time has brought problems, including the elderly crime. In general, crime in the society as a whole, the proportion of elderly crime is very low, in the entire elderly population, crime rate is very low. However, as the process of population aging, the elderly will become more and more prominent crime. Study its root causes, we can easily find, in the elderly into old age, with its own physical and mental status changes, some of the elderly will have a "feeling back" phenomenon, manifested in thought becomes stubborn mood, irritability, impulsivity, lack of tolerance and restraint. Combined retirement, many elderly people had a full life suddenly become empty, and from the contradictions of family life, significantly induced by the elderly crime. Mainly reflected in the strong development of productive forces, improve urban and rural security system, strengthening of popularizing and propagating the elderly play a mediating role in the grassroots, to enable the elderly warm in a harmonious family spend their twilight years.
【Key words】Crime committed by Elders; Prevention against Crimes; Criminal Punishment; Temper Justice with Mercy