Buying Stolen Goods: The Ambiguity in Trading Consumer-to-Consumer, Studied through a Mixed Methods Analysis

Tobias Kammersgaard; Marie Bruvik Heinskou; Jakob Johan Demant

doi:10.1080/14043858.2017.1305039

Buying Stolen Goods: The Ambiguity in Trading Consumer-to-Consumer, Studied through a Mixed Methods Analysis

Tobias Kammersgaard, Marie Bruvik Heinskou, Jakob Johan Demant

Abstract

This study investigates the buying of stolen goods in Denmark. The study consists of a self-report survey based on a representative sample of the general Danish population (n = 2311) and six focus group interviews consisting of both informants experienced with buying stolen goods and of those with no experience (n = 37). The survey showed that 4.8% had bought stolen goods, while 15.7% were uncertain whether they had bought stolen goods. Young people, males, and unemployed were more likely to purchase stolen goods. No clear correlation between income and buying stolen goods was found. Focus groups suggest the buyers of stolen goods did not buy stolen goods because they could not afford legitimate products. We recommend targeting consumers not interested in buying stolen goods with information about how to avoid such activity.

Original language	Danish
Journal	Nordic Journal of Criminology
Volume	18
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	93-100
ISSN	2578-983x
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14043858.2017.1305039
Publication status	Published - 2017

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