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1School of Criminal Sciences, 27213Universite de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Trauma, Violence & Abuse
|October 8, 2021
Summary
This study examines Roma victimisation and offending, finding they face hate crimes and domestic violence. Roma youth delinquency mirrors non-Roma rates, but they experience more deprivation and prison overrepresentation.
Area of Science:
- Criminology
- Sociology
- Human Rights
Background:
- Limited criminological research exists on Roma victimisation and offending.
- Roma communities face harsh conditions and discrimination.
- Existing knowledge lacks detailed insights into specific criminal justice issues.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review European research on Roma victimisation and offending.
- To identify key findings regarding crime and the Roma population.
- To highlight areas for future research in Roma criminology.
Main Methods:
- Systematic literature review of European publications (1997-2020).
- Searches conducted on Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Google.
- Inclusion criteria focused on Roma victimisation or offending in English, French, Romanian, or Spanish.
Main Results:
- Roma are victims of hate crimes and disproportionately affected by domestic violence.
- Forced early marriages and challenges in re-entry after prison are noted.
- Roma youth face deprivation, and organised crime exists in some groups, yet delinquency rates are similar to non-Roma.
Conclusions:
- Further quantitative research is needed to generalise findings on Roma victimisation and offending.
- Investigating causes of discrimination, child victimisation, institutional trust, and victimisation-offending links is crucial.
- Including ethnicity in victim surveys and self-reported delinquency studies is recommended for comparative analysis.
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