Citation

Park S, Eck JE. Vict. Offender 2013; 8(4): 399-415.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15564886.2013.814612

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The notion of repeat victimization has been a growing interest of crime prevention policies and portrayed as a practical solution to prevent crimes. One stochastic characteristic of repeat victimization, however, has not been fully considered in understanding the distribution of victimizations: random repeat victimization, which indicates a concentration of victimizations solely by chance. This lack of consideration has resulted in misleading interpretations of victimization data and erroneous arguments. Through simulating the 2008-2009 British Crime Survey and employing mathematical demonstrations, this study investigates the statistical characteristics of random repeat victimization and reviews the arguments of previous studies on repeat victimization.