Funding
Council of the Danish Victims Fund has supported the project with DKK 1,3 million.
Research Project The impact of victimization on feelings of safety and wellbeing
Project Duration: 03/01/2019 - 05/31/2021
The purpose of the project is to contribute new research-based knowledge of the social and psychological consequences of victimization. For some victims the victimization experience generates at sharp increase in feelings of unsafety but for other victims the impact is relatively modest. This project focuses primarily on examining the factors which moderates the impact of crime on feeling of safety for victims of crime. The project combines a victimological perspective with a focus on the well-being and feeling of safety of victims of crime with a sociological perspective, which focuses on the individual and institutional factors that influence victims' experiences of safety . The project is based on secondary analyses of pre-existing data i.e. the National Safety Survey from Danish Police, European Social Survey and register data from Statistics Denmark.
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Contact
Anders Ejrnæs // Accociated professor // Project leader // ejrnaes@ruc.dk
Rune Holst Scherg // Postdoc // Project member // scherg@ruc.dk
Publications
Heterogeneous Impact of Victimization on Sense of Safety: The Influence of past Victimization
Scherg, R. H. & Ejrnæs, A., 2022, In: Victims & Offenders. 17, 3, p. 395-420 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Ofre og Utryghed - Viktimiseringens betydning for utryghed
Scherg, R. H. & Ejrnæs, A., 2022, In: Dansk Sociologi. 33, 2, p. 9-27 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
The impact of victimization on feelings of unsafety in different welfare regimes
Ejrnæs, A. & Scherg, R. H., Nov 2022, In: European Journal of Criminology. 19, 6, p. 1304-1326 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Activities
Oplæg i Rigspolitiet: "De tryghedsmæssige konsekvenser af udsathed for kriminalitet"
Scherg, R. H. (Speaker) & Ejrnæs, A. (Speaker)
1 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Feelings of unsafety among victims of crime. An exploration of a contested connection
Scherg, R. H. (Speaker) & Ejrnæs, A. (Speaker)
20 Sept 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Base at Roskilde University
The research projekt is based at Department of Social Sciences and Business
Participating research units: Social Dynamics and Change Research Group // Center for Offentlige og Private Ansattes Ytringsfrihed (In Dansih)
PhD Program: Doctoral School of Scocial Sciences and Business -> PhD programme in Social Studies
Relevant degree programs: Socialvidenskab (in Danish) // International Bachelor in Scocial Sciences
Research at Roskilde Universitet
More information
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Contact
Anders Ejrnæs
Head of project // Associated professor
Phone +45 4674 3134
ejrnaes@ruc.dk
Rune Holst Scherg
Postdoc
Phone +45 4674 2462
scherg@ruc.dk