Episode Six - How does a burglar choose a target?

In this week’s episode, I explore one of criminology's central puzzles: How does an offender choose their target?A recent US study approached this challenge by working with 160 incarcerated burglars using Virtual Reality. Researchers immersed participants in a virtual neighborhood, using a "think-aloud protocol" to capture their real-time thought processes.The study in question is called How environmental features and perceptions influence the perceived risks and rewards of criminal opportunities by William P. McClanahan, Daniel S. Nagin, Marco Otte, Peter Wozniak, and Jean-Louis van Gelder, published in the journal Criminology.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1745-9125.12401If you’ve read some research you think others should know about, drop me a message via the link in the show notes. And, if you yourself have new work coming out and would like it covered, please, get in touch.https://linktr.ee/APerspectiveOnCrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.