Empirical Assessment of Risk Factors: How Online and Offline Lifestyle, Social Learning, And Social Networking Sites Influence Crime Victimization

<p>As technology and social media become more intertwined with our everyday lives, people are more exposed to various types of victimizations. The purpose of this study is to examine how our online and offline lifestyle choices can contribute to our risk of becoming a sexual crime victim. A random sample of college students from a Massachusetts college was used to gather the necessary information. This survey data was analyzed based on major theoretical components derived from the lifestyle exposure and social learning perspectives. This study determined that both online and offline lifestyle and social learning theory have a substantial impact of victimization risk.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Criminal Justice

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Bettencourt, Ashley

Contributors dc:contributor

• <p>Kyung-shick Choi (chair)</p> <p>Jennifer Hartsfield</p> <p>Mitch Librett</p>

• Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Influential factors
• risky lifestyle
• crime victimization
• cyber space
• online/offline lifestyle
• lifestyle exposure theory
• social learning
• Social networking sites

Repository record dc:identifier

https://vc.bridgew.edu/theses/10

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vc.bridgew.edu:theses-1008