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Explaining criminal victimization in Taiwan: A lifestyle approach
Kuo,Shih Ya1; Cuvelier,Steven J.2; Chang,Kuang Ming3
2009-09-03
Source PublicationJOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ISSN0047-2352
Volume37Issue:5Pages:461-471
Abstract

Routine activities and lifestyle-exposure theories were shaped and substantially tested in Western societies; this study extended their application to a non-Western context in Taiwan. Using the most recent but underutilized 2005 Taiwan Areas Criminal Victimization Survey, responses from a random sample of 18,046 participants were analyzed for robbery, assault, and personal larceny victimization. The findings showed that the risk factors associated with criminal victimization in Taiwan resembled those in Western nations, but anomalies also appeared. Females faced a higher risk of being robbed than males; married and affluent persons were more likely to be victims of personal larceny than not married or less affluent persons; and those who stayed home at night were more likely to be assaulted than those who went out at night. The discussion of these findings suggest that explaining victimization patterns involve more than victims' attributes or lifestyles; the social and cultural context should be considered as well.

DOI10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.07.006
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Indexed BySSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaCriminology & Penology
WOS SubjectCriminology & Penology
WOS IDWOS:000273937300006
Scopus ID2-s2.0-70249150376
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionDEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
Corresponding AuthorKuo,Shih Ya
Affiliation1.Department of Criminal JusticeWest Virginia State UniversityInstitute,United States
2.College of Criminal JusticeSam Houston State University,United States
3.Department of Police AdministrationCentral Police University,Taiwan
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Kuo,Shih Ya,Cuvelier,Steven J.,Chang,Kuang Ming. Explaining criminal victimization in Taiwan: A lifestyle approach[J]. JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2009, 37(5), 461-471.
APA Kuo,Shih Ya., Cuvelier,Steven J.., & Chang,Kuang Ming (2009). Explaining criminal victimization in Taiwan: A lifestyle approach. JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 37(5), 461-471.
MLA Kuo,Shih Ya,et al."Explaining criminal victimization in Taiwan: A lifestyle approach".JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE 37.5(2009):461-471.
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