PurposeVictimization is a negative life experience that tends to occur in the context of one’s own offending. Although a great deal of literature shows that victimization often leads to increases in criminal behavior, there are also reasons to believe that, for some offenders, victimization can serve as a turning point that marks the end of criminal careers. The problem, however, is that little is known about why some victims desist from crime and others do not. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to identify the processes that lead to changes in crime over time among victimized offenders.MethodsA subset of data from the Pathways to Desistance Study is used, which is a multi-site, 7-year longitudinal study of serious juvenile offenders. Multilevel models are estimated to determine the behavioral, cognitive, and social sources of changes in crime among 190 victimized male offenders (N = 1540 person-waves).ResultsThe results suggest that victimized offenders who reduce their affiliations to deviant peers (i.e., peers who hold attitudes favorable to crime) engage in less crime over time. These changes to peer affiliations are preceded by victims’ reductions in binge drinking and transitions into fatherhood.ConclusionsThere is variability in offending among victims of crime that is not often explored. Future work would benefit from focusing not only on whether victimization increases offending, but for whom.

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被害和犯罪

目的受害是一种消极的生活经历，往往会在自己得罪的情况下发生。尽管大量文献表明，受害常常导致犯罪行为增加，但也有理由相信，对于某些罪犯，受害可以作为标志着犯罪生涯终结的转折点。然而，问题在于，为什么有些受害者不犯罪，而另一些人却没有犯罪，人们所知甚少。因此，本研究的目的是确定导致受害罪犯随时间变化的犯罪过程的方法。方法使用了《抗药性研究途径》的一部分数据，这是一项多站点，为期7年的纵向研究。严重的少年犯。估计多级模型以确定行为，认知，结果显示190名受害男性犯罪者的犯罪变化的社会原因和社会变化（N = 1540人次）。结果表明，减少与偏同同伴（即持犯罪态度的同伴）的隶属关系的受害犯罪者时间。在同伴关系的这些变化发生之前，受害者减少了酗酒现象，并转变为父亲身份。结论结论犯罪受害者之间的犯罪行为存在差异，这一点并不经常被探讨。未来的工作将不仅受益于关注受害是否会增加犯罪，而且关注谁。在同伴关系的这些变化发生之前，受害者减少了暴饮暴食，并转变为父亲身份。结论结论犯罪受害者之间的犯罪行为存在差异，这一点并不经常被探讨。未来的工作将不仅受益于关注受害是否会增加犯罪，而且关注谁。在同伴关系的这些变化发生之前，受害者减少了酗酒现象，并转变为父亲身份。结论结论犯罪受害者之间的犯罪行为存在差异，这一点并不经常被探讨。未来的工作将不仅受益于关注受害是否会增加犯罪，而且关注谁。