RT Article
T1 Unpacking the Victim-Offender Overlap: On Role Differentiation and Socio-psychological Characteristics
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 31
IS 4
SP 653
OP 675
A1 Gelder, Jean-Louis
A2 Averdijk, Margit
A2 Eisner, Manuel 1959-
A2 Ribaud, Denis
LA English
YR 2015
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/176427878X
AB Objectives Provide insight into the victim-offender overlap and role differentiation by examining to what extent socio-psychological characteristics, risky lifestyles/routine activities and immersion in a violent subculture explain differences between victims, offenders and victim-offenders. Specifically, we measure to what extent anxiety and depression, negative peer relations, dominance, and self-control account for differences in adolescents’ inclination towards (violent) offending, victimization or both, over and above risky lifestyles/routine activities or immersion in a violent subculture. Methods Building on the method proposed by Osgood and Schreck (Criminology 45:273–311, 2007 ), we use two waves of panel data from the Zurich Project on the Social Development of Children and Youths, a prospective longitudinal study of adolescents in Switzerland. Results Incorporating socio-psychological characteristics provides a more encompassing view of both the victim-offender overlap and victim versus offender role differentiation than routine activities/risky lifestyles and subcultural theory alone. Specifically, socio-psychological characteristics in particular differentiate between those who take on predominantly offender roles versus those who are predominantly victims. Conclusion Unpacking the victim-offender overlap and examining differences in socio-psychological characteristics furthers our understanding of the etiology of the victim-offender overlap.
K1 Routine Activities
K1 Risky lifestyles
K1 Subcultural theory
K1 Victim-offender overlap
K1 Victimization
DO 10.1007/s10940-014-9244-3