TY - JOUR
T1 - Getting Closer to the Action
T2 - Using the Virtual Enactment Method to Understand Burglary
AU - Meenaghan, Amy
AU - Nee, Claire
AU - van Gelder, Jean-Louis
AU - Otte, Marco
AU - Vernham, Zarah
N1 - Taylor & Francis deal
PY - 2018/4/3
Y1 - 2018/4/3
N2 - In this article we describe a new method, the Virtual Enactment Method (VEM), to enhance offender recall and motivation to disclose information by having burglars reflect on their experience while committing a crime in a simulated virtual environment. Participants, a sample of 61 incarcerated burglars, ‘thought aloud’ whilst undertaking a virtual burglary. Following the ‘virtual’ burglary, emerging themes were expanded upon in an interview. We show that the simulated environment effectively reinstates the criminogenic event, increases engagement, enhances recall, and encourages participants to talk more openly about their experiences, skills and knowledge.
AB - In this article we describe a new method, the Virtual Enactment Method (VEM), to enhance offender recall and motivation to disclose information by having burglars reflect on their experience while committing a crime in a simulated virtual environment. Participants, a sample of 61 incarcerated burglars, ‘thought aloud’ whilst undertaking a virtual burglary. Following the ‘virtual’ burglary, emerging themes were expanded upon in an interview. We show that the simulated environment effectively reinstates the criminogenic event, increases engagement, enhances recall, and encourages participants to talk more openly about their experiences, skills and knowledge.
KW - UT-Hybrid-D
KW - n/a OA procedure
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85041015256
U2 - 10.1080/01639625.2017.1407104
DO - 10.1080/01639625.2017.1407104
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041015256
SN - 0163-9625
VL - 39
SP - 437
EP - 460
JO - Deviant Behavior
JF - Deviant Behavior
IS - 4
ER -