“…Depression may reduce motivation to commit criminal offences, individuals with depression may be successfully diverted away from the criminal justice system or depression in older offenders may be poorly recognised. Given that similar findings of low rates of depression have been found in other studies of referrals to forensic services (Heinik et al, 1994;Curtice et al, 2003;Rosner et al, 1991Rosner et al, , 1995, but not in studies of prison populations (Taylor & Parrott, 1988;Fazel et al, 2001), the last explanation appears to be the most likely. Depression in older adults often presents differently and can be difficult to recognise.…”