The Generality of the Victim-Offender Overlap: Examining Cultural Contingencies
Document Type
Presentation
Presentation Date
9-12-2014
Abstract or Description
A growing body of research reveals that there is an overlap between offenders and victims. That is, they share similar demographic and individual-level characteristics, are often involved with both offending and victimization, and their experiences can adequately be predicted by the same set of variables. While this literature is flourishing as of late, little is known about the generality of the victim-offender overlap across cultural contexts. Particularly lacking is an understanding of how culture might moderate the relationship between victimization and offending. This study uses individual-level data from the second International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD-II), a large school-based sample of adolescents in grades 7-9, and three macro-level measures from the Hofstede Dimensions of National Culture dataset to investigate the generality of the overlap among offending and victimization across cultural contexts. The results indicate that victimization remains a salient predictor of offending across contexts but that there are some country-level factors, especially individualism, that have direct and/or moderating effects on this relationship.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
European Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (EuroCrim)
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Recommended Citation
Posick, Chad, Laurie Gould.
2014.
"The Generality of the Victim-Offender Overlap: Examining Cultural Contingencies."
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology Faculty Presentations.
Presentation 3.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/crimjust-criminology-facpres/3
