Offenders' choice of target: Findings from victim surveys

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This paper argues that victimological research on risks can contribute to the study of offender decision-making. It examines some of the problems in conventional approaches to the topic and discusses strengths and weaknesses of surveys of victimization as an additional source of information. It pres...

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1. VerfasserIn: Hough, Mike (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 1987
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Jahr: 1987, Band: 3, Heft: 4, Seiten: 355-369
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Victimization
Burglary
targets
Decision-making
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Zusammenfassung:This paper argues that victimological research on risks can contribute to the study of offender decision-making. It examines some of the problems in conventional approaches to the topic and discusses strengths and weaknesses of surveys of victimization as an additional source of information. It presents and discusses a conceptual framework for examining target selection, the key elements of which are proximity, yield, and accessibility. It presents a “worked example” in the shape of findings on burglary from the British Crime Survey.
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/BF01066836