RT Article
T1 The impact of crime on tourists and the need for greater support for tourist victims
JF International review of victimology
VO 29
IS 1
SP 3
OP 15
A1 Ozascilar, M
A2 Mawby, RI
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1830414232
AB This article presents the first research to address the impact of crime on citizens who suffer crime during a vacation. Based on a small sample of US residents victimised while visiting five different countries, and drawn from a crowdsourcing platform, it is, essentially exploratory. However, the findings suggest that tourist victims are severely affected by their experiences and that this impacts their feelings about revisiting the country where the offence occurred. Most victims reported receiving support from both formal and informal sources, but at the same time most said they would have appreciated more support. While more research is needed to build on this study, the findings do underline the need for a greater focus on both crime reduction and harm minimisation.
K1 tourism policies
K1 evaluation of services
K1 support for victims
K1 Victim assistance
K1 tourist victims
K1 Victim impact
DO 10.1177/02697580221080006