eprintid: 10101336
rev_number: 20
eprint_status: archive
userid: 608
dir: disk0/10/10/13/36
datestamp: 2020-06-18 10:41:16
lastmod: 2021-09-19 22:22:30
status_changed: 2020-06-18 10:41:16
type: article
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Chiu, YN
creators_name: Leclerc, B
creators_name: Reynald, DM
creators_name: Wortley, R
title: Situational Crime Prevention in Sexual Offenses Against Women: Offenders Tell Us What Works and What Doesn’t
ispublished: inpress
divisions: UCL
divisions: B04
divisions: C05
divisions: F52
keywords: situational crime prevention, guardianship, hypothetical scenarios, crime prevention through environmental design, sexual offenses
note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
abstract: This study examined the perceived effectiveness of situational crime prevention (SCP) in sexual assault as rated by 140 offenders convicted for sex offenses against women in Australia. Participants were presented with three scenarios and asked to rate the perceived effectiveness of SCP techniques relating to guardianship, victim self-protective behavior, and crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED). Results indicate that the effectiveness of SCP methods was perceived to vary across different contexts. For offenses occurring in the private setting of an offender’s home, victim self-protective behavior was seen as most effective, followed by guardianship and CPTED. In public settings, although the perceived effectiveness of victim self-protective behavior remained the same, guardianship and CPTED were rated as significantly more effective. Further variations were identified regarding specific strategies. Findings highlight the nuances of offender decision making in different situations and environments, and provide the first empirical comparisons of SCP perceptions among sex offenders.
date: 2020-01-01
date_type: published
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X20919712
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1787426
doi: 10.1177/0306624X20919712
lyricists_name: Wortley, Richard
lyricists_id: RKWOR37
actors_name: Dewerpe, Marie
actors_id: MDDEW97
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
issn: 1552-6933
citation:        Chiu, YN;    Leclerc, B;    Reynald, DM;    Wortley, R;      (2020)    Situational Crime Prevention in Sexual Offenses Against Women: Offenders Tell Us What Works and What Doesn’t.                   International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology        10.1177/0306624X20919712 <https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X20919712>.    (In press).    Green open access   
 
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