Virtual Reality as a Research Method in Criminology

Cornet, Liza J. M.; Gelder, Jean‐Louis van

doi:10.1002/9781119111931.ch174

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“…In addition to relatively high ratings of presence and enjoyment in the VR condition, we also found high enjoyment ratings, underscoring the common idea that VR is enjoyable and holds considerable appeal to many people. We therefore cautiously agree with Cornet et al [5] in that VR is especially suited for education and training involving target groups that are known to lack motivation to participate. Indeed, VR is a promising means to expose police offers to content about controversial topics such as ethnic profiling in a more persuasive way -after the eagerness to engage in a VR experience has proved stronger than the resistance to the topic.…”

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“…Presence has also been positively related to the effectiveness of virtual treatments and learning environments [8,12,17] and the persuasiveness of provided information [4,30]. Based on these and other results, Cornet et al [5] concluded VR to be especially suited for education and training involving target groups that are known to lack motivation to participate in more conventional programs. Reason for this is that VR is seen as enjoyable and something people would like to experience.…”

Section: Benefits Of Virtual Realitymentioning

confidence: 96%

“…The latter situation typically results in feelings of stress and even fright, although participants know full well that they are in fact in a perfectly safe physical environment [1]. Perhaps not surprisingly, VR has found widely varying fields of application, ranging from therapies to help people overcome phobias and post-traumatic stress to trainings in which athletes and soldiers can learn new skills [1,5].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Important in this respect are immersion and presence. Immersion is the degree to which users are enveloped in the virtual environment while stimuli from the real world are blocked; the use of VR headsets is particularly beneficial for immersion [5].…”

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Sugarcoating a Bitter Pill - VR Against Police Ethnic Profiling

Vries

Böing

Mulder³

et al. 2023

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Ethnic profiling is a growing concern for police organizations. However, attempts to reduce possible biases toward certain demographic groups have shown little effect, possibly because of the unpopularity of the topic. This study was set up to explore whether a dedicated VR training may contribute to officers' knowledge, attitude and willingness to communication about ethnic profiling. This was done by comparing effects of the VR training with that of the same training presented in 2D with a smart phone, and a control condition in which no training content was administered. Although no results were found for attitude and communication, the results do show some consistent results regarding knowledge in favour of VR. In addition, VR proved to result in higher ratings of presence, engagement, and enjoyment, indicating that in addition to providing more persuasive content, another strong advantage of VR as part of a training is the experience it affords.

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Section: Conclusion and Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Section: Benefits Of Virtual Realitymentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Backgroundsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Benefits Of Virtual Realitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sugarcoating a Bitter Pill - VR Against Police Ethnic Profiling

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Böing

Mulder³

et al. 2023

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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The use of XR technology in criminological research: a scoping review

van Sintemaartensdijk,

Meenaghan

2024

J Exp Criminol

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Objectives Criminology has begun to use virtual reality (VR) as a tool to understand criminal behaviour. There have been many advances in VR that open up the possibility of novel research designs, in addition to the inclusion of augmented reality (AR) as a potential research tool. A review of the efficacy of the use of AR and VR (together known as XR) within criminology is now required to guide the further development of this field. Methods We employed a scoping review, which after screening, incorporated 41 papers for review. Results We uncovered three important characteristics for the papers: research topics for which XR is employed, the prominence of VR research over AR and XR and methodological rigour. VR is mostly employed for creating scenarios, in particular in research on memory and aggression. Studies vary greatly in their use of interaction within VR scenes, description of technical specifications and sample sizes. Conclusions Despite the identification of some methodological limitations in the existing literature, VR has found its place in criminological research. With technological advancement, AR may also find its place in the future, allowing for the ongoing development of research applications. Creating comprehensive guidelines on how to use XR technology in criminology remains necessary.

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Measuring and Explaining Situational Fear of Crime: An Experimental Study Into the Effects of Disorder, Using Virtual Reality and Multimodal Measurement

Brands,

Jansen,

van Doorn

et al. 2024

The British Journal of Criminology

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The current study combines an experimental research design, Virtual Reality (VR) and multimodal (survey and physiological) measurements to measure and explain situational fear of crime. 159 participants completed our VR experiment in which we focused on the role of physical and social disorder in engendering situational fear of crime. Drawing on our survey measures, we find significant effects of disorder on a variety of outcome variables: situationally experienced safety, fear of theft, fear of verbal aggression, fear and physical aggression and fear of sexually transgressive behaviour. Most of our physiological measures rendered null findings. Hence, we also conclude that the results from our two data sources (survey measures vs. physiological measures) diverge in important ways.

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Virtual Reality as a Research Method in Criminology

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

Sugarcoating a Bitter Pill - VR Against Police Ethnic Profiling

Sugarcoating a Bitter Pill - VR Against Police Ethnic Profiling

The use of XR technology in criminological research: a scoping review

Measuring and Explaining Situational Fear of Crime: An Experimental Study Into the Effects of Disorder, Using Virtual Reality and Multimodal Measurement

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