The Overlap Between Offending and Victimization Among Adolescents: Results From the Second International Self-Report Delinquency Study. (February 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Posick, Chad
• Other Names: Marshall Ineke Haen guest-editor.; Maljevic Almir guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of contemporary criminal justice. Volume 29:Number 1(2013)
• Page Start: 106
• Page End: 124
• Publication Date: 2013-02
• Subjects: international self-report delinquency study -- offending -- theft -- victimization -- victim–offender overlap -- violence; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Periodicals; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- Periodicals; 364.973
• DOI: 10.1177/1043986212471250
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1043-9862

Abstract

One longstanding research interest of criminology that has seen resurgence of late is the relationship between offending and victimization. This line of research reveals that offending and victimization are not randomly distributed among the population but clustered within the same individuals. These individuals share similar individual characteristics and experiences with violence and deviance. Research has only begun to explain this overlap using existing theoretical frameworks. Further, despite this recent interest, little is known about the overlap between theft offending and victimization. To expand and add clarity to the body of research on the victim–offender overlap, the current study uses data from the second International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD-2) to investigate the link between violent and theft offending/victimization. Results reveal that there is a consistent positive relationship between all forms of offending and victimization. Offending and victimization are also accounted for using similar explanatory frameworks.