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The aim of the paper is to investigate how is victimization of different criminal offences (crimes against life and limb, against sexual freedom, against public order, crimes related to drug abuse and property crimes) related to willingness to report crimes in hypothetical situations. The research was conducted on a convenience sample of 1420 students in seven post-socialist countries of South Eastern Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia) by using the online survey method. Respondents were asked if they were victim of crime, and vignatte questions where they had to assess their willingness to report crime in hypothetical situations in which they are victims of crime. The results of statistical analysis show that people who were victims of some type of crime are less willing to report some type of crimes in hypothetical situation, while for some types of crimes that is not the case. This paper is important because it's comparative nature of countires in South Eastern Europe where such research is lacking. Also this research emphasizes victims of crimes, which could lead to further research of this young population as well as put an effort in preventive measures, rehabilitation and encouraging reporting of crimes. |
