Situational Crime Prevention in Sexual Offenses Against Women: Offenders Tell Us What Works and What Doesn’t

Chiu, Yi-Ning; Leclerc, Benoît; Reynald, Danielle M.; Wortley, Richard

doi:10.1177/0306624x20919712

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“…Situational crime prevention strategies can potentially reduce immediate offending opportunities that are arising from school closures (32,33). Situational crime prevention strategies consider key environmental factors that are associated with offending opportunities, and design prevention measures that restrict opportunities, whilst also increasing the risks of offending and limiting the benefits (33)(34)(35).…”

Section: Protecting Children: Situational Crime Preventionmentioning

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Children’s Vulnerability to Sexual Violence during COVID-19 in Kenya: Recommendations for the Future

Stevens¹,

Rockey²,

Rockowitz³

et al. 2021

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This article discusses the latest research that reveals that children seem to be facing new risks of sexual violence in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patterns of sex offending against children coinciding with the implementation of lockdowns, curfews, and school closures may be shifting since the pandemic began. In particular, emerging evidence from Kenya suggests that child victims are younger, more likely to be victimized by a neighbor in a private residence, and in the daytime, compared to pre-pandemic. We conclude that situational crime prevention strategies that focus on providing alternative safe venues to reduce offending opportunities must be a central part of a public health approach to reduce children’s vulnerability during crises such as COVID-19.

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Section: Protecting Children: Situational Crime Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Children’s Vulnerability to Sexual Violence during COVID-19 in Kenya: Recommendations for the Future

Stevens¹,

Rockey²,

Rockowitz³

et al. 2021

Preprint

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“…Situational crime prevention strategies can potentially reduce immediate offending opportunities that are arising from school closures ( 32 , 33 ). Situational crime prevention strategies consider key environmental factors that are associated with offending opportunities, and design prevention measures that restrict opportunities, whilst also increasing the risks of offending and limiting the benefits ( 33 – 35 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Children's Vulnerability to Sexual Violence During COVID-19 in Kenya: Recommendations for the Future

Stevens

Rockey

Rockowitz

et al. 2021

Front. Glob. Womens Health

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This article discusses the latest research that reveals that children seem to be facing new risks of sexual violence in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic. The evidence suggests there have been changes in patterns of sexual offenses against children coincident with lockdowns, curfews, and school closures. In particular, emerging evidence from Kenya suggests that child victims are younger, more likely to be victimized by a neighbor in a private residence, and in the daytime, compared to pre-pandemic. We conclude that situational crime prevention strategies that focus on providing alternative safe venues to reduce offending opportunities must be a central part of a public health approach to reduce children's vulnerability during crises such as COVID-19.

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“…More recent work indicates that these techniques are promising in the Global South in helping the police to solve serial offences [23,24]. While the use of BCL is the focus of this paper in terms of understanding how the information collected by witnesses could be used for the purposes of behavioural analysis, it is also worth noting that information about offending behaviour can also be used in other ways, such as implementing situational crime prevention strategies to protect communities [25], which uses offence data to identify high-risk circumstances and determine preventative measures that may limit crime opportunities [26]. Mobile applications have previously been piloted in Kenya to gather data for situational crime prevention purposes with some success [8]; for instance, Oduor et al (2014) found good will among the population to using apps to report crimes anonymously.…”

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The Kenyan Survivors of Sexual Violence Network: Preserving Memory Evidence with a Bespoke Mobile Application to Increase Access to Vital Services and Justice

Stevens

Reid

Kanja³

et al. 2022

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Police interviews gather detailed information from witnesses about the perpetrator that is crucial for solving crimes. Research has established that interviewing witnesses immediately after the crime maintains memory accuracy over time. However, in some contexts, such as in conflict settings and low-income countries, witness interviews occur after long delays, which decreases survivors’ access to vital services and justice. We investigated whether an immediate interview via a mobile phone application (SV_CaseStudy Mobile Application, hereafter MobApp) developed by the Kenyan Survivors of Sexual Violence Network preserves people’s memory accuracy over time. Participants (N = 90) viewed a mock burglary and were then interviewed either immediately using MobApp or MobApp+ (which included additional questions about the offender’s behaviour) and again one week later (n = 60), or solely after a one-week delay (n = 30). We found that memory accuracy one week later was higher for participants immediately interviewed with MobApp or MobApp+ compared to those interviewed solely after a one-week delay. Additionally, memory accuracy was maintained for those interviewed with the mobile application across the one-week period. These findings indicate that the mobile phone application is promising for preserving memory accuracy in contexts where crimes are reported to the police after a delay.

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Situational Crime Prevention in Sexual Offenses Against Women: Offenders Tell Us What Works and What Doesn’t

Cited by 14 publications

References 47 publications

Children’s Vulnerability to Sexual Violence during COVID-19 in Kenya: Recommendations for the Future

Children’s Vulnerability to Sexual Violence during COVID-19 in Kenya: Recommendations for the Future

Children's Vulnerability to Sexual Violence During COVID-19 in Kenya: Recommendations for the Future

The Kenyan Survivors of Sexual Violence Network: Preserving Memory Evidence with a Bespoke Mobile Application to Increase Access to Vital Services and Justice

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