RT Article
T1 The foraging perspective in criminology: A review of research literature
JF European journal of criminology
VO 20
IS 2
SP 626
OP 652
A1 Vandeviver, Christophe
A2 Neirynck, Elias
A2 Bernasco, Wim 1961-
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1894786084
AB In order to explain how crimes are carried out, and why at a particular place and time and against a specific target, crime studies increasingly harness theory from behavioural ecology, in particular Optimal Foraging Theory (OFT). However, an overview of their main findings does not exist. Given the growing focus on OFT as a behavioural framework for structuring crime research, in this article we review the extant OFT-inspired empirical crime research. Systematic search in Google Scholar and Web of Science yielded 32 crime studies, which were grouped into four categories according to their research topic. Empirical results largely support predictions made by OFT. However, there remains much potential for future OFT applications to crime research, in particular regarding the theoretical foundation of OFT in criminology, and through the application of contemporary extensions to OFT using specific tools developed for the study of animal foraging decisions.
K1 Behavioural ecology
K1 Optimal Foraging Theory
K1 Environmental Criminology
K1 offender-forager
K1 systematic search and review
DO 10.1177/14773708211025864