Individual and community-level predictors of hate-crime victimization among Finnish adolescents

Noora Ellonen; Petri Danielsson; Maiju Aliisa Tanskanen; Markus Aarno Ilmari Kaakinen; Karoliina Suonpää; Atte  Oksanen

doi:10.1080/13676261.2020.1828845

Individual and community-level predictors of hate-crime victimization among Finnish adolescents

Noora Ellonen, Petri Danielsson, Maiju Aliisa Tanskanen, Markus Aarno Ilmari Kaakinen, Karoliina Suonpää, Atte Oksanen

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Abstract

Previous studies have explained hate-crime victimization using lifestyle-routine activities theory and social disorganization theory. This approach has yielded mixed findings regarding community characteristics due to the limitations of the measures used. Our study examined the effects of multiple individual-level factors and a neighborhood’s economic status, residential instability, and ethnic heterogeneity on hate-crime victimization. We used survey data on Finnish adolescents aged 15–16 and geographically referenced register data on the neighborhoods. Some public lifestyle factors, such as delinquent behavior, were associated with hate-crime victimization. Community-level characteristics did not predict hate crime directly, but individuals with an immigrant background faced a lower risk of hate-crime victimization in more diverse neighborhoods.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of youth studies
Volume	24
Issue number	9
Pages (from-to)	1251-1272
Number of pages	22
ISSN	1367-6261
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2020.1828845
Publication status	Published - 21 Oct 2021
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Fields of Science

5200 Other social sciences
Hate-crime victimization
neighborhood economic status
residential instability
ethnic heterogeneity
victim-offender overlap
RISKY LIFE-STYLES
SELF-CONTROL
ROUTINE ACTIVITIES
TARGET CONGRUENCE
GENERAL-THEORY
YOUTH
NEIGHBORHOODS
VIOLENCE
CONTEXT
URBAN

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Individual and community-level predictors of hate-crime victimization among Finnish adolescents

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