RT Article
T1 Heterogeneous Impact of Victimization on Sense of Safety: The Influence of Past Victimization
JF Victims & offenders
VO 17
IS 3
SP 395
OP 420
A1 Scherg, Rune H.
A1 Ejrnæs, Anders
A2 Ejrnæs, Anders
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1796953261
AB It is well-established that recent victimization increases fear of crime, but less is known about the effect of past victimization. Using data from a large panel survey (N = 27,004) combined with register data on past victimization, we examined how past and recent victimization impacts a sense of safety in Denmark. Overall, we found no main effect of past victimization on sense of safety. However, for recurrent victims, past victimization impacts current sense of safety in a heterogeneous way. The results suggest that past adversity can function both as an amplifier and as an attenuator of the effects of victimization on fear of crime.
K1 Victimization
K1 Persistency of victimization
K1 panel data
K1 GEE
K1 Sense of safety
K1 Fear of crime
DO 10.1080/15564886.2021.1943091