Explaining criminal victimization in Taiwan: A lifestyle approach

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 sam...

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Published in:Journal of criminal justice 2009-09, Vol.37 (5), p.461-471
Main Authors: Kuo, Shih-Ya, Cuvelier, Steven J., Chang, Kuang-Ming
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assault
Criminal justice
Larceny
Lifestyle
Lifestyles
Risk factors
Robbery
Sociocultural Factors
Studies
Taiwan
Victimization
Victims
Victims of crime
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0047-2352
1873-6203
DOI:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.07.006