Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
University College London, UK.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2021 Jul;65(9):1055-1076. doi: 10.1177/0306624X20919712. Epub 2020 May 23.
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.
本研究调查了 140 名在澳大利亚因性犯罪而被定罪的罪犯对情境犯罪预防（SCP）在性侵犯中的感知效果的评价。参与者被呈现了三个场景，并被要求对与监护、受害者自我保护行为以及通过环境设计进行犯罪预防（CPTED）相关的 SCP 技术的感知效果进行评分。结果表明，SCP 方法的有效性在不同的情境中被认为是不同的。对于发生在罪犯家中私人场所的犯罪，受害者自我保护行为被认为是最有效的，其次是监护和 CPTED。在公共环境中，尽管受害者自我保护行为的感知效果保持不变，但监护和 CPTED 的评分被认为明显更有效。在特定策略方面还发现了进一步的变化。研究结果强调了罪犯在不同情境和环境下决策的细微差别，并提供了性犯罪者对 SCP 感知的首次实证比较。
