Criminological Investigation of Crimes Against Tourism

Abstract

The increase in the tourism industry has increased the number of crimes against tourists. Due to the very wide publicity effect of this phenomenon, which makes the destination countries look unsafe and tourists are not welcomed, it is necessary to investigate crimes against tourists. Scholars have presented several reasons for the high rate of crimes against tourists in some tourist destinations, some of which are related to the characteristics of the victims and others to the society. host; having portable property; their unwillingness to report the crime and pursue the criminal due to time constraints and high costs; their attractiveness and temptation; unprotected exposure to criminal elements; Sociological factors include the cultural conflict between tourists and residents, military or political conflict records between the host society and the tourist's target society, the issue of criminal subcultures; And... he pointed out. The criminological theories that justify the above statistics are mainly the "economic crime" theory, "everyday activities" theory and the "crime hotspot" theory. These theories focus on the profitability of committing crimes against tourists and highlight the concept of opportunity and Success is implied. Finally, several preventive solutions have also been stated, including: encouraging group tourism; recommendations on the construction of tourist places in compliance with the principles of crime prevention; to share the profits of the industry with local people.