RT Article
T1 Does context matter? Examining robbery reporting in a high crime country
JF Criminology & criminal justice
VO 23
IS 2
SP 218
OP 236
A1 Hernández, Wilson
A1 Heimark, Katrina R
A2 Heimark, Katrina R
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1838171053
AB Most empirical studies that examine why individuals report property crimes to the police have focused on Global North countries where crime rates are low. This study is situated in the most violent area of the world, Latin America, and examines Peru, which has the highest robbery victimization rate in the Americas. This article examines the applicability of theories of crime reporting in this Global South context using a large sample and multilevel modeling. We find that trust in the police has no impact on the reporting of the robbery of one’s cellphone, purse or wallet. The theories of rational choice and Black’s stratification of law provide strong explanations for the reporting of robbery of these personal items. Individuals of higher social status and those who reside in districts with low levels of social disadvantage are more likely to report, as well as those who have experienced violent victimization.
K1 Violence
K1 Property Crime
K1 Latin America
K1 Global South
K1 Crime reporting
DO 10.1177/17488958211031344