Why crime happens: A situational action theory

Wikström, Per‐Olof H.

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“…Specifically, STB data have been applied to test the Situational Action Theory. This theory explains offending as the result of an interaction between a person's crime propensity and criminogenic exposure (Wikström, 2004;Wikström, 2005;Wikström, 2014). Individuals' crime propensity depends on the individual´s morality and ability to exercise self-control.…”

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“…The method was developed by Wikström and colleagues and used in The Peterborough Adolescent and Young Adult Development Study (PADS+), conducted in England (Wikström et al, 2010;Wikström et al, 2012a). The STB method is designed to test the Situational Action Theory (Wikström, 2004;Wikström, 2005;Wikström, 2014). The STB method is derived from regular time diary methods, but extended with the geographical location of the activities and with a set of end of day summary questions about offending and other delinquent activities or events (Wikström et al, 2012a).…”

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Measuring short and rare activities – Time diaries in criminology

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Hoeben²,

Bernasco³

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Motivated by recent time use studies in criminology, this study examined whether time diaries are suitable for measuring short and rare activities such as offending. The study compared time diary data collected among 843 adolescents from the conurbation of The Hague (the Netherlands) with stylized questionnaire data from the same respondents, and with stylized questionnaire data from another sample that is representative for Dutch adolescents (N = 1849). Based on the reported offenses in the diaries (N = 101), findings indicate that time diaries may underestimate population offense rates and may not capture offenses committed by low-frequent offenders. On the other hand, time diaries seem able to measure changes in individuals' involvement in offending over time and to capture most of the situational conditions under which offenses occur. The study concludes with suggestions for dealing with the problems associated with measuring short and rare activities. JEL-Codes:C00, C80, C83, K42

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Section: The Space-time Budget Methods In Criminologymentioning

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Measuring short and rare activities – Time diaries in criminology

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Hoeben²,

Bernasco³

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“…Empirical criminological studies, published in English, that use data derived with the Space-Time Budget method as developed by Wikström and colleagues are the studies of Wikström and Butterworth (2006), Wikström (2009), Wikström et al (2010), Ceccato and Wikström (2012), Wikström et al (2012a), Weerman et al (2013), Bernasco et al (2013aBernasco et al ( , 2013b, Wikström (2014), Hoeben and Weerman (2014), Janssen et al (2014) and Averdijk and Bernasco (2014).…”

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“…Empirical studies that applied Wikströms' Space-Time Budget methodology for criminological research are also recommended for further reading (Averdijk and Bernasco 2014;Bernasco et al 2013a;Bernasco et al 2013b;Ceccato and Wikström 2012;Hoeben and Weerman 2014;Janssen et al 2014;Weerman et al 2013;Wikström 2009;Wikström 2014;Wikström and Butterworth 2006;Wikström et al 2010;Wikström et al 2012a). …”

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The space-time budget method in criminological research

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This article reviews the Space-Time Budget method developed by Wikström and colleagues and particularly discusses its relevance for criminological research. The Space-Time Budget method is a data collection instrument aimed at recording, retrospectively, on an hour-by-hour basis, the whereabouts and activities of respondents during four days in the week before the interview. The method includes items about criminologically relevant events, such as offending and victimization. We demonstrate that the method can be very useful in criminology, because it enables the study of situational causes of crime and victimization, because it enables detailed measurement of theoretical concepts such as individual lifestyles and individual routine activities, and because it enables the study of adolescents' whereabouts, which extends the traditional focus on residential neighborhoods. The present article provides the historical background of the method, explains how the method can be applied, presents validation results based on data from 843 secondary school students in the Netherlands and describes the methods' strengths and weaknesses. Two case studies are summarized to illustrate the usefulness of the method in criminological research. The article concludes with some anticipated future developments and recommendations on further readings. To enable cross-national comparison of time use, Szalai and colleagues developed methods for sampling, interviewing, coding and data processing that were implemented in all twelve participating countries. These methods and instruments shaped most of the subsequent time use studies (Harvey and Pentland 1999: 6; Michelson 2005: 12).Time use studies have now appeared on a variety of topics and in a variety of fields. Recent overviews mention time use studies within economics, business administration, gerontology, urban planning, political science and occupational therapy, nursing and medicine, recreation and physical and health education, sociology, anthropology and psychology. Just to give a few examples: in economics, time use data is applied for investigating poverty (e.g., whether individuals have too many obligations to enjoy leisure) or the time spent on paid work relative to 'nonmarket-productive' time such as time spent on domestic activity, education or child care. Health studies and studies in gerontology apply time use data to investigate active and sedentary behavior and time use by older

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“…Clinical work has changed dramatically in the wake of the DSM-III -IV and -V (2014) versions. Criminological theory has undergone a corresponding development, replacing one-factor theories Hirschi [13] with integrated models [14][15][16]. It should be possible to re-introduce "subjective" elements (tacit knowledge) in clinical risk management work (Structured Professional Judgement and Professional over-ride) if we are able to combine current models from psychiatry and criminology when developing new risk assessment instruments.…”

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Clinical Risk Assessment-Organizing Information Using Criminological Theory Seems to Work

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2018

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Why crime happens: A situational action theory

Cited by 107 publications

References 18 publications

Measuring short and rare activities – Time diaries in criminology

Measuring short and rare activities – Time diaries in criminology

The space-time budget method in criminological research

Clinical Risk Assessment-Organizing Information Using Criminological Theory Seems to Work

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