ABSTRACT

It is well-established that recent victimization increases fear of crime, but less is known about the effect of past victimization. Using data from a large panel survey (N = 27,004) combined with register data on past victimization, we examined how past and recent victimization impacts a sense of safety in Denmark. Overall, we found no main effect of past victimization on sense of safety. However, for recurrent victims, past victimization impacts current sense of safety in a heterogeneous way. The results suggest that past adversity can function both as an amplifier and as an attenuator of the effects of victimization on fear of crime.

中文翻译：

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受害对安全感的异质影响：过去受害的影响

摘要

众所周知，最近的受害增加了对犯罪的恐惧，但对过去受害的影响知之甚少。我们使用来自大型小组调查 (N = 27,004) 的数据以及过去受害的登记数据，研究了过去和最近的受害如何影响丹麦的安全感。总的来说，我们发现过去的受害对安全感没有主要影响。然而，对于经常性受害者来说，过去的受害以不同的方式影响当前的安全感。结果表明，过去的逆境可以起到放大器和减弱受害对犯罪恐惧影响的作用。