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Investigating Vulnerability and Reporting Behavior for Consumer Fraud Victimization

Opportunity as a Social Aspect of Age

University of Rhode Island

KAREN A. MASON

Washington State University

This study investigates vulnerability and reporting behavior for victimization by consumer fraud. Because socialization may increase the amount of contacts with others, contributing to greater opportunities for victimization, we predict that people who socialize more often may increase their likelihood of victimization. Greater levels of socialization are also predicted to increase the likelihood of official reporting behavior for consumer fraud victimization because victims may depend on others for guidance in official reporting. The authors found support for the first prediction, but not the second. Although socialization does increase the likelihood of victimization, the authors found it to have no effect on official reporting behavior. These findings shed some light on the disparity between self-reports and official reports of victimization by consumer fraud.

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 17, No. 4, 328-345 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/1043986201017004003


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