2022
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-022-09564-7
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The Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Routine Activities and Online Crime

Abstract: Objectives Routine activity theory suggests that levels of crime are affected by peoples’ activity patterns. Here, we examine if, through their impact on people’s on- and off-line activities, COVID-19 restriction affected fraud committed on- and off-line during the pandemic. Our expectation was that levels of online offending would closely follow changes to mobility and online activity—with crime increasing as restrictions were imposed (and online activity increased) and declining as they were re… Show more

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“…In the examination of the impact of COVID-19 on levels of crime, many criminologists have focused on choice-based theories, which include elements of routine activities, crime pattern theory, and opportunity perspectives (Lersh & Hart, 2023). Routine Activity Theory (Cohen and Felson, 1979) on the role of people's activities and how these create crime opportunities by influencing the likelihood that a motivated offender will encounter a suitable target absent a capable guardian (Johnson & Nikolovska, 2022). The location of the criminal event is important, as the offender has made the choice to attack a target in an area that is perceived to provide the greatest reward with the lowest level of apprehension risk (Lersh & Hart, 2023).…”
Section: Theory/conceptual Frameworkmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the examination of the impact of COVID-19 on levels of crime, many criminologists have focused on choice-based theories, which include elements of routine activities, crime pattern theory, and opportunity perspectives (Lersh & Hart, 2023). Routine Activity Theory (Cohen and Felson, 1979) on the role of people's activities and how these create crime opportunities by influencing the likelihood that a motivated offender will encounter a suitable target absent a capable guardian (Johnson & Nikolovska, 2022). The location of the criminal event is important, as the offender has made the choice to attack a target in an area that is perceived to provide the greatest reward with the lowest level of apprehension risk (Lersh & Hart, 2023).…”
Section: Theory/conceptual Frameworkmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Johnson and Nikolovska [10] used monthly counts of hacking, and online-and doorstep-fraud offenses committed within the UK for the period 1 January 2014 to 31 August 2021. COVID-19 restrictions limited the rate at which, offenders could approach targets on the doorstep.…”
Section: Related Workmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Самое первое исследование, проведенное в первые месяцы пандемии COVID19, не зафиксировало роста преступности в связи с локдауном и погруже нием людей в работу, развлечения и потребление через интернет [Hawdon, Parti, Dearden, 2020]. Однако последующие наблюдения зафиксировали рост числа случаев «удаленного» мошенничества и киберпреступлений: на данных виктими зационных опросов [Baier, 2020;Kennedy, Rorie, Benson, 2021]; на полицейской статистике [Buil Gil et al, 2021;Hardyns et al, 2022;Johnson, Nikolovska, 2022]; на данных глобальных компаний, обеспечивающих кибербезопасность [Khweiled, Jazzar, Eleyan, 2021]. В литературе также описаны особые формы мошенничества, связанные именно с ситуацией пандемии [Kennedy, Rorie, Benson, 2021].…”
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