Individual victimization and daily routine activity in contemporary China

• In Event: Tests of Theories in Chinese Situations

Abstract

Western scholars have been testing criminological theories in China in order to understand neighborhood processes and criminal victimization. Yet, few studies tackled victimization questions from individual level perspective. This paper utilizes routine activity approach to investigate how individual’s daily activities associate with both violence and property victimization through analyzing survey data from Tianjin, China. Specifically, the paper will illustrate whether recreational activities differentiate from compulsory activities such as work and school when it comes to victimization. Moreover, whether routine activities associate with violence and property victimization, and which type of victimization is more associated with individual victimization in urban China.

Author

• Yue Yuan, Indiana University, Bloomington