Theoretical and empirical research investigating victimization and offending has largely
been either 'victim-focused'or 'offender-focused.'This approach ignores the potential …

A consequential development in victimization theory and research was the idea that
individuals with low self‐control self‐select into the various risky behaviors that may …

Routine activity theory predicts that changes in legitimate opportunity structures (eg,
technology) can increase the convergence of motivated offenders and suitable targets in the …

The current study identified the antecedents of being an Internet scam victim and how it
impacts online privacy concerns and privacy protection behaviors. Structural equation …

Using a sample of college students, we apply the general theory of crime and the
lifestyle/routine activities framework to assess the effects of individual and situational factors …

Criminology: Explaining Crime and Its Context, Ninth Edition, is a highly acclaimed textbook
offering a broad perspective on criminological theory. It provides students of criminology and …

This paper reviews and discusses multiple sociological, psychological, and neurological risk
factors associated with violent crime and proposes self-compassion, an indicator of positive …

Objectives Drawing from lifestyle-routine activity and self-control perspectives, the causal
mechanisms responsible for repeat victimization are explored. Specifically, the present study …

Recent research has used both routine activity/lifestyle frameworks and self‐control theory to
explain victimization. Thus far, combined tests of these theories have focused on offending …

A principal concern of organizations is the failure of employees to comply with information
security policies (ISPs). Deterrence theory is one of the most frequently used theories for …