Moon Byongook, Morash Merry, Jeong SeokJin, Yoon Hae-Sung
University of Texas, San Antonio, USA
Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2016 Aug;60(11):1327-43. doi: 10.1177/0306624X15578631. Epub 2015 May 5.
The present research uses data from the 2010 Korean National Criminal Victimization Survey to examine gender differences in larceny victimization and in predictors of victimization (i.e., target attractiveness, exposure to potential offenders, target hardening, guardianship, and proximity to crime and social disorder) identified by routine activity theory. The findings show no significant gender difference in general larceny victimization, suggesting that Korean females are just as likely to be victims of theft of personal belongings as males. Consistent with the theory, physical proximity to crime and social disorder are significant predictors of larceny victimization for both males and females. However, public transportation appears to have unexpected protective influences for both gender groups, showing the importance of differences in national context. Overall, the current research provides partial support for routine activity theory's applicability in explaining larceny victimization across gender groups outside of the Western context. It also raises questions about reasons for women's increasing larceny victimization rates in Korea.
本研究使用2010年韩国全国犯罪受害情况调查的数据,以检验盗窃罪受害情况中的性别差异,以及日常活动理论所确定的受害预测因素(即目标吸引力、接触潜在犯罪者的机会、目标强化、监护以及与犯罪和社会混乱的接近程度)。研究结果表明,在一般盗窃受害情况中不存在显著的性别差异,这表明韩国女性成为个人财物盗窃受害者的可能性与男性相同。与该理论一致的是,与犯罪和社会混乱的实际接近程度是男性和女性盗窃受害情况的重要预测因素。然而,公共交通似乎对两个性别群体都有意外的保护作用,这表明了国家背景差异的重要性。总体而言,当前研究为日常活动理论在解释西方背景之外的不同性别群体盗窃受害情况方面的适用性提供了部分支持。它还提出了关于韩国女性盗窃受害率上升原因的问题。