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Research paper thumbnail of Crime prevention research: How can it be shared across language barriers?

Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Research paper thumbnail of How Swiftly Does Re-Victimisation Occur? Evidence from Surveys of Victims

Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 2020

The observation that victimisation raises the probability of subsequent victimisation is well est... more The observation that victimisation raises the probability of subsequent victimisation is well established. That repeat crimes tend to happen quickly is important in the preventive utility of the phenomenon. However, the time decay curve of repeat victimisation is conventionally studied using police recorded crime data, making it susceptible to alternative explanations by confounding actual victimisation with rates of victim report to the police. The present paper reports an attempt to use victimisation survey data to demonstrate decay curves. The analyses show that households experiencing a high frequency of repeat victimisation experience repeats much sooner than households where repeats occur fewer times. Subsequent repeats take place ever more quickly after the preceding one. Quick victimisation is perceived to be increasingly serious the sooner it occurs.

Research paper thumbnail of Do more immigrants equal more crime? Drawing a bridge between first generation immigrant concentration and recorded crime rates

Crime, Security and Society, 2018

Immigration and its relationship with crime have long been discussed and researched in a variety ... more Immigration and its relationship with crime have long been discussed and researched in a variety of manners. There has been focus on a wide spectrum of research questions concerning the issue, such as public perceptions, immigrant perceptions, crime rates and immigration trends. The present article considers the crime rates in the areas of the UK with the highest concentrations of first-generation immigrants. The areas were gathered using census data and crime rates from police recorded statistics. The first-generation immigrants were categorised by their area of origin: Europe, Africa and Asia. Quantitative analysis showed that the areas containing the highest concentration of first-generation immigrants saw a drop in crime compared to the areas with the second highest concentration. Results also showed that certain immigrant groups combined in high concentrations make for lower crime rates. Such findings suggest that there may be a cultural aspect at play, and begs further research.

Research paper thumbnail of Immigration and the Crime Drop

European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 2017

The explanations to date of the remarkable decrease in crime that has been reported over the last... more The explanations to date of the remarkable decrease in crime that has been reported over the last two decades in a number of western countries have been less than convincing. In light of these limitations this article explores the impact that the recent increase of immigration into the uk may have had on recorded crime levels. Drawing on a range of international research the paper includes some empirical evidence from England and Wales that suggests that in contrast to the popular opinion that increased immigration is associated with an increase in crime, that not only are the recent waves of immigration not linked to rising crime, but also our findings lend qualified support to the contention that recent waves of immigration have contributed to the crime drop that has taken place in the uk and other countries over the last two decades.

Research paper thumbnail of First-generation immigrant judgements of offence seriousness: evidence from the crime survey for England and Wales

Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 2017

This exploratory paper delves into differences and similarities in the rated seriousness of offen... more This exploratory paper delves into differences and similarities in the rated seriousness of offences suffered by victims of different national origin. The issue is important because a mismatch between police and victim assessments of seriousness is likely to fuel discord. It was found that first generation immigrants did not differ in their rating of the seriousness of offences against the person from either the indigenous population or according to region of birth. However those of Asian origin rated vehicle and property crime they had suffered as more serious than did other groups about crimes they suffered. The anticipated higher seriousness rating of offences reported to the police r was observed for all groups. People of Asian origin reported to the police a smaller proportion of offences they rated trivial than did people in other groups. Analysis of seriousness judgements in victimization surveys represents a much-underused resource for understanding the nexus between public perceptions and criminal justice responses.

Research paper thumbnail of Taking Crime Seriously: Playing the Weighting Game

Research paper thumbnail of Crime prevention research: How can it be shared across language barriers?

Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Research paper thumbnail of How Swiftly Does Re-Victimisation Occur? Evidence from Surveys of Victims

Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 2020

The observation that victimisation raises the probability of subsequent victimisation is well est... more The observation that victimisation raises the probability of subsequent victimisation is well established. That repeat crimes tend to happen quickly is important in the preventive utility of the phenomenon. However, the time decay curve of repeat victimisation is conventionally studied using police recorded crime data, making it susceptible to alternative explanations by confounding actual victimisation with rates of victim report to the police. The present paper reports an attempt to use victimisation survey data to demonstrate decay curves. The analyses show that households experiencing a high frequency of repeat victimisation experience repeats much sooner than households where repeats occur fewer times. Subsequent repeats take place ever more quickly after the preceding one. Quick victimisation is perceived to be increasingly serious the sooner it occurs.

Research paper thumbnail of Do more immigrants equal more crime? Drawing a bridge between first generation immigrant concentration and recorded crime rates

Crime, Security and Society, 2018

Immigration and its relationship with crime have long been discussed and researched in a variety ... more Immigration and its relationship with crime have long been discussed and researched in a variety of manners. There has been focus on a wide spectrum of research questions concerning the issue, such as public perceptions, immigrant perceptions, crime rates and immigration trends. The present article considers the crime rates in the areas of the UK with the highest concentrations of first-generation immigrants. The areas were gathered using census data and crime rates from police recorded statistics. The first-generation immigrants were categorised by their area of origin: Europe, Africa and Asia. Quantitative analysis showed that the areas containing the highest concentration of first-generation immigrants saw a drop in crime compared to the areas with the second highest concentration. Results also showed that certain immigrant groups combined in high concentrations make for lower crime rates. Such findings suggest that there may be a cultural aspect at play, and begs further research.

Research paper thumbnail of Immigration and the Crime Drop

European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 2017

The explanations to date of the remarkable decrease in crime that has been reported over the last... more The explanations to date of the remarkable decrease in crime that has been reported over the last two decades in a number of western countries have been less than convincing. In light of these limitations this article explores the impact that the recent increase of immigration into the uk may have had on recorded crime levels. Drawing on a range of international research the paper includes some empirical evidence from England and Wales that suggests that in contrast to the popular opinion that increased immigration is associated with an increase in crime, that not only are the recent waves of immigration not linked to rising crime, but also our findings lend qualified support to the contention that recent waves of immigration have contributed to the crime drop that has taken place in the uk and other countries over the last two decades.

Research paper thumbnail of First-generation immigrant judgements of offence seriousness: evidence from the crime survey for England and Wales

Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 2017

This exploratory paper delves into differences and similarities in the rated seriousness of offen... more This exploratory paper delves into differences and similarities in the rated seriousness of offences suffered by victims of different national origin. The issue is important because a mismatch between police and victim assessments of seriousness is likely to fuel discord. It was found that first generation immigrants did not differ in their rating of the seriousness of offences against the person from either the indigenous population or according to region of birth. However those of Asian origin rated vehicle and property crime they had suffered as more serious than did other groups about crimes they suffered. The anticipated higher seriousness rating of offences reported to the police r was observed for all groups. People of Asian origin reported to the police a smaller proportion of offences they rated trivial than did people in other groups. Analysis of seriousness judgements in victimization surveys represents a much-underused resource for understanding the nexus between public perceptions and criminal justice responses.

Research paper thumbnail of Taking Crime Seriously: Playing the Weighting Game