Opfer gleich Täter? Junge Menschen in Deutschland und Erfahrungen körperlicher Gewalt

Willems, Diana; Santen, Eric van

doi:10.1515/mkr-2018-1010104

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“…Moreover, a large share of the research on the victimization-offending association has been conducted within the U.S.-American context, and comprehensive evidence from Germany barely exists. Only few scholars have addressed this phenomenon at all (Entorf, 2013;Kay, 2017;Schindler, 2001;Willems & van Santen, 2018). Therefore, this article contributes to further disentangling the risk factors of the victim-offender overlap, on the one hand, and to enrichening the international body of research, on the other.…”

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The Impact of Peer Groups and Routine Activities on the Victim-Offender Overlap: Evidence From a German Study on Youth Crime

Erdmann

2021

International Criminal Justice Review

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Despite the substantive evidence on the victim-offender overlap from various national contexts, comprehensive examinations for Germany are lacking. This article provides insights into peer group-related correlates of the victim-offender overlap by specifically differentiating the roles of victims, offenders, and victim-offenders. The analysis examines risk factors for involvement in violence using a sample of 3,519 14- and 16-year-old students from a large crime study conducted in Germany. Applying multinomial logistic regression, the risk of being a victim-only, offender-only, or victim-offender is predicted by peer group characteristics such as frequency of meeting, group composition, delinquent norms, and routine activities with friends. The results show that proximity to friends and delinquent norms of peers significantly influence victimization, offending, and the victim-offender overlap. Regarding group composition, violent offending and being a victim-offender occurred more often in male-dominated mixed-gender friend groups, whereas victimization risk is not affected by group composition. Frequent alcohol consumption within the group is associated with victimization risk and the victim-offender overlap, whereas going out is associated with offending and the overlap. The findings underline that the peer context is not only of importance for explaining delinquency but also for unraveling victimization and the victim-offender overlap.

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The Impact of Peer Groups and Routine Activities on the Victim-Offender Overlap: Evidence From a German Study on Youth Crime

Erdmann

2021

International Criminal Justice Review

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“…Although the "Willkommenskultur" is still in existence throughout large parts of Germany and numerous efforts are being undertaken to engage and interact with the newcomers, legal and political efforts are increasingly seeking to reduce the number of immigrants and increase the number of individuals returned to their country of origin. One reason for these political and legal developments is a reaction to a number of severe crimes committed by young male immigrants (Balica et al, 2018;Walburg, 2018;Willems & van Santen, 2018). The commission of crime by immigrants has also resulted in an increase in the number of foreign prisoners and has created language difficulties for prison authorities (Aebi et al, 2018;Schaffer & Obergfell-Fuchs, 2018).…”

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Refugees: Post Traumatic Stress, and Crime Experiences from Germany

Kury¹

2019

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The immigration of refugees since 2014, especially from North African Countries has the last year an increasing critical political discussion in the population, also in Germany, the goal of many migrants. While on the background of political signals at the beginning of the movement refugees were welcome by the majority of the population, meanwhile criticism is more and more expressed in the media and political discussion. In many European Countries right wing parties were established, also in Germany (Alternative für Deutschland-AfD). The last vote for the European Parliament shows for Germany an increasing acceptance of this party, especially in Eastern Germany, the former German Democratic Republic. Very often the public is not very well informed by the media. On one side there are reports of an increasing crime rate, without differenciating the background of, on the other side the German industry needs the immigrants, there are many open positions for workers. The chapter gives a short overview about the discussion about the topic in Germany.

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Jugend und Kriminalität

Oberwittler

2022

Handbuch Kindheits- Und Jugendforschung

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Opfer gleich Täter? Junge Menschen in Deutschland und Erfahrungen körperlicher Gewalt

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The Impact of Peer Groups and Routine Activities on the Victim-Offender Overlap: Evidence From a German Study on Youth Crime

The Impact of Peer Groups and Routine Activities on the Victim-Offender Overlap: Evidence From a German Study on Youth Crime

Refugees: Post Traumatic Stress, and Crime Experiences from Germany

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