Studying tourists’ suitability as crime targets

Abstract

Using the suitable ‘targetship’ conditionality of the Routine activities Theory, this study sought to explore the degree to which tourist’s level of institutionalization influences their suitability or otherwise for becoming targets of crime whilst in Ghana. Degree of institutionalization as operationalized using three travel behavior predictor variables: accommodation reference, reliance on travel intermediaries and travel arty size. Using a combination of the binary logistic model and the chi-square test of independence, it as observed that a statistically significant relationship exists between a tourist’s choice of certain travel options and the degree to hich they are exposed to various crimes. The relationship is discussed using examples from the data collected