53 research outputs found
Can Situational Action Theory Explain the Gender Gap in Adolescent Shoplifting? Results From Austria
Although shoplifting is one of the crimes with the smallest gender gap among all offense types, most studies still conclude that males steal from shops more frequently than females. The roots of the gendered distribution of shoplifting have not yet been satisfactorily explained. This work investigates whether situational action theory (SAT) can account for malesâ greater involvement in shoplifting compared to females and if the propensityâexposure interaction that is at the heart of the theory applies to both genders. Results from a large-scale student survey conducted in Austria suggest that SAT generalizes to both genders and that it is well suited to explain why males are more likely to shoplift than females.The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The research underlying this article was funded under grant no. SPA03â56 by the Sparkling Science Research Program of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research
Insecurities about crime in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: a review of research findings
This paper reviews the research literature on insecurities about crime in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Making criminological studies written in German accessible to the wider European community, we first document how insecurities about crime have been conceptualised and measured in these three countries, and second review the various theoretical positions that have been empirically assessed. We highlight commonalities and differences in the German- and English-language literatures on the topic, making the review relevant to criminologists from all European countries. Our overall goal is to help stimulate a comparative research agenda on insecurities about crime across the European continent
KriminalitĂ€tsfurcht und Sicherheitsempfinden : Die Angst der BĂŒrger vor dem Verbrechen (und dem, was sie dafĂŒr halten)
SchĂŒtzt soziale Sicherheit vor KriminalitĂ€tsfurcht? : Eine empirische Untersuchung zum Einfluss wohlfahrtsstaatlicher Sicherungspolitik auf das kriminalitĂ€tsbezogene Sicherheitsbefinden
Does Social Security Protect Against Fear of Crime? A Cross-National Study on the Impact of National Welfare Policies on the Feeling of (In)Security [CD-ROM-Beitrag]
Kultur, Institutionen und KriminalitĂ€t : Eine PrĂŒfung der Institutionellen Anomietheorie mit Viktimisierungsdaten aus Europa
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