Criminological theory developed without an expectation of a victim–offender overlap. Among
most crime theorists and policymakers, to solve crime it is necessary to solve the criminal …

Historically speaking, criminological theory tends to pay great attention to identifying the
various sources of criminal motivation while downplaying the opportunity to carry out crime …

Cybercrime research suggests that, analogous to traditional crime, victims are more likely to
be offenders. This overlap could be caused by shared risk factors, but it is unclear if these …

Objectives We examined the effects of victimization on several aspects of well-being in a
longitudinal study of a general population sample. Previous research has often been …

The strong positive association between offending and victimization, or the victim–offender
overlap, has received considerable amount of research attention in recent years. Empirical …

Although violent offending and victimization share many features, they can affect adolescent
social relationships in distinct ways. To understand these differences, we take a network …

Background Predominant explanations of the victim-offender overlap tend to focus on
shared causes, such as (low) self-control or risky lifestyles. Such explanations bypass the …

There has been considerable interest in understanding victim-offender overlap, including
why it occurs and the factors that are responsible for creating it. At the same time, however …

Increasingly, the overlap between victims and offenders has received empirical attention
with regard to traditional forms of deviance. More recently, the growth of cyber offending has …

Research shows that violent victimization and offending often overlap, and that both
outcomes may be related to a risky lifestyle. The author therefore aimed to examine the …