Investigation of the Change Status of Socio-Demographic Variables That Cause the Theft

Determining the risk levels of crime types by socio-demographic variables is one of the methods commonly used in discriminating criminal events and defining profiles. Data are produced on the basis of socio-demographic variables according to crime types in our country at regional or more micro scale and descriptive results are explained as recommendations. However, Turkey sectional data over a certain time period, there is no specific research area for the detection of changes on the basis of this changing situation. In this articles, it was studied the extent to which the change in the socio -demographic characteristics of individuals who committed the crime of theft, which is among the crimes committed against property in Ankara, has spread over time. The data obtained through surveys conducted between 2014 and 2018 for male detainees and prisoners in penal institutions were reclassified on 6 socio-demographic variables. Subsequently; among the variables obtained from the data acquired in 2014, the socio-demographic variables which were found to be significant were tried to be understood comparatively between 2014 and 2018. In this context; binary logistic regression analysis and correspondence analysis were applied. According to the results obtained in 2014 for the crime of theft; primary and secondary school graduates and being in the 18-25 age range were found to be important socio-demographic categories. In the results of the multiple adaptations analysis conducted to explain the changes realized in 2018, it was understood that the results related to the educational level variable remained valid. The significance level of the age range variable could not be determined. It is considered that comparative studies will contribute to understanding the change trends of crimes.

Keywords

Criminology, Socio-demographic variables, Crimes against Property, Ankara, Cross-sectional Data