The Effect of Self-Control on Victimization in the Cyberworld
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2010
Publication Title
Journal of Criminal Justice
DOI
10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.03.001
ISSN
0047-2352
Abstract
In light of the differences between traditional forms of victimization and cybercrime victimization, this study examined whether the expansion of self-control theory to the field of victimization could help explain cybercrime victimization as well. This study found that self-control had a weak relationship with multiple forms of cybercrime victimization, but it did not have a direct effect on victimization after controlling for offending measures. Considering that this was incongruent with previous victimization research, these findings raise theoretical and empirical questions for the entire field of victimization regarding the importance of self-control when controlling for relevant peer offending.
Recommended Citation
Bossler, Adam, Thomas J. Holt.
2010.
"The Effect of Self-Control on Victimization in the Cyberworld."
Journal of Criminal Justice, 38 (3): 227-236: Elsevier.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.03.001
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/crimjust-criminology-facpubs/85
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