RT Article
T1 The Cybercrime Victim-Offender Overlap: Evaluating Predictors for Victims, Offenders, Victim-Offenders, and Those Who are Neither
JF Victims & offenders
VO 20
IS 4
SP 710
OP 728
A1 Burden, Makayla
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1929300743
AB Few studies have examined the victim-offender overlap in cybercrimes, especially using mutually exclusive groups: victims-only, offenders-only, victim-offenders, and those who are neither. The current study uses a sample of adults (N = 837) to evaluate the predictors of cybercrime victimization and offending generally, as well as the group-specific differences and similarities. Cybercrime victimization significantly predicted offending and offending predicted victimization. Level of self-control, time spent participating in routine online activities, and demographic characteristics were significant predictors for both victimization and offending. Results showed that 40.5% of participants were victims-only, 20% offenders-only, and 16.6% were victim-offenders. Multinomial regression suggests there are significant differences and similarities between these groups.
K1 routine online activities
K1 Self-control
K1 Victim-offender overlap
K1 Cybercrime
DO 10.1080/15564886.2022.2159598