Mere presence of informal guardians deters burglars: a virtual reality study
| Autor: | Jan-Willem van Prooijen, Iris van Sintemaartensdijk, Jean-Louis van Gelder, Claire Nee, Marco Otte, Paul A. M. Van Lange |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Artificial intelligence, Network Institute, Social Psychology, IBBA, A-LAB, Psychology of Conflict, Risk and Safety |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Attractiveness
media_common.quotation_subject 050901 criminology 05 social sciences UT-Hybrid-D Expertise Virtual reality Criminology Guardianship Burglary Perception Legal guardian Guardian Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Deterrence theory 0509 other social sciences Law Neighbourhood (mathematics) Deterrence 050104 developmental & child psychology Appraisal process media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Experimental Criminology van Sintemaartensdijk, I, Gelder, J L, van Prooijen, J-W, Nee, C, Otte, M & van Lange, P A M 2020, ' Mere Presence of Informal Guardians Deters Burglars : A Virtual Reality Study ', Journal of Experimental Criminology, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 657-676 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-020-09430-1 Journal of Experimental Criminology, 1-20 STARTPAGE=1;ENDPAGE=20;TITLE=Journal of Experimental Criminology Journal of Experimental Criminology, 17(4), 657-676. Springer Netherlands Van Sintemaartensdijk, I, Van Gelder, J-L, Van Prooijen, J-W, Nee, C, Otte, M & van Lange, P 2020, ' Mere presence of informal guardians deters burglars: a virtual reality study ', Journal of Experimental Criminology . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-020-09430-1 Journal of experimental criminology, 17(4). Springer |
| ISSN: | 1573-3750 |
| Popis: | Objectives This study investigates the deterrent effects of incremental levels of guardianship on residential burglary and assesses how burglars differ from non-burglars in terms of their perceptions of opportunities for burglary. Methods In a virtual reality experiment, 181 incarcerated burglars and 172 non-burglars (university students) were tasked to appraise a virtual neighbourhood in search of a burglary target. During the appraisal process, participants were exposed to different levels of guardianship, ranging from the mere presence of a guardian to an intervening guardian. Results The presence of a guardian deterred both burglars and non-burglars alike, with only negligible incremental effects for levels of guardianship. For burglars, guardianship increased the perceived likelihood of being caught and the perceived level of social cohesion, whereas it decreased neighbourhood attractiveness. The burglars differed from the non-burglars in terms of how they appraised the virtual neighbourhood, clearly reflecting differences in expertise between both groups. Conclusions With respect to residential burglary, the results suggest that guardians—in line with the original notion of guardianship developed by Cohen and Felson (American Sociological Review, 44(4), 588–608, 1979)—serve as a deterrent simply by being present. |
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