Virtual reality as a research method in criminology

Cornet, Liza; Van Gelder, Jean-Louis

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Cornet, L., & Van Gelder, J.-L. (2021). Virtual reality as a research method in criminology. In J. C. Barnes, & D. R. Forde (Eds.), The encyclopedia of research methods in criminology and criminal justice (pp. 893-900). Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell.

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Cornet, Liza, Author
Van Gelder, Jean-Louis¹, Author

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1Criminology, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Max Planck Society, ou_2489695

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Abstract: Staple research methods in criminology, such as interviews, surveys, and official registration data, tend to inquire about past events and/or rely on introspection and self‐disclosure. Hence such methods tend to measure criminal behavior indirectly and are proxies of actual behavior at best. This chapter provides an overview of virtual reality (VR) technology and its potential as a research method for application in criminological research. It reviews published work that has employed VR as a research method to study criminal decision‐making, fear of victimization, and the bystander effect. Different studies have summarized the advantages that VR offers for social science, which bears relevance for criminological research as well. The chapter concludes with a short discussion of practical and ethical considerations involved in the use of VR in crime research, gaps in the current …

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Language(s): eng - English

Dates: Date issued: 2021

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Title: The encyclopedia of research methods in criminology and criminal justice

Source Genre: Collected Edition

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Barnes, J. C., Editor
Forde, David Robert, Editor

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Publ. Info: Hoboken : Wiley Blackwell

Pages: - Volume / Issue: Vol. 2 Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 893 - 900 Identifier: ISBN: 978-1-119-11072-9