Crime Sharing: How the Sharing Economy may Impact Crime Victims

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Figure 1. J. E. Eck and Wartell (1998).

Table 1. Digital Managers, Guardians, and Handlers.

	Digital Manager	Digital Guardian	Digital Handler
Definition	The owner or controller of the technology connecting the sharers	Technology that monitors or protects another from harm	A rating system that provides reviews of past behavior and performance
Examples	The business which connects sharers	Reckless driving detection, GPS tracking, Photos of sharing participants, panic buttons	Sharing software, Independent review, and rating systems
Interest	Fulfillment of the agreement, brand reputation, customer satisfaction (both directions)	Protecting all parties	Allows sharing parties to make decisions based on past behavior and performance

Adapted from: Madensen and Eck (2013).

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Table

Type		Name	Website	Other Details	Customer Support Center	Review/Rating: Sharer	Review/Rating: Sharee	Contract/Legal Info Available	Legal Remedy
Goods	Clothing	Tulerie	https://tulerie.com/	Clothes sharing	Y	Y	Y	Y	Arbitration
Goods	Clothing	Wardrobe	https://www.wearwardrobe.co/	Clothes sharing	Y	Y	N	Y	Arbitration
Goods	Outdoor Equip.	Expeerent	www.expeerent.com/index.php	Renting personally owned camping/recreational gear	Y	N	N	Y	None
Goods	Textbooks	Valorebooks	www.valorebooks.com	Textbook rentals	Y	Y	N	Y	Arbitration
Goods	Tools	Sparetoolz	www.sparetoolz.com	Renting of personally owned tools and equipment	Y	N	N	Y	Arbitration
Goods	Various	FriendWithA	www.friendwitha.com/lp/em	Renting tools, electronics, and other day items	Y	Y	Y	Y	Self
Goods	Various	Zilok	www.us.zilok.com	Renting of person items	N	Y	N	N	Unclear
Goods	Various	Rent Items	https://rentitems.com/	Renting of personal items	Y	Y	Y	Y	None
Service	Delivery	Postmates	www.postmates.com	Individuals deliver food and other items to others.	Y	N	N	Y	Arbitration
Service	Dogs	BorrowMyDoggy	www.borrowmydoggy.com	Borrow dogs while owners are away	Y	Y	Y	Y	None
Service	Dogs	Rover	www.rover.com	Dog or cat sit, walking, or house sitting	Y	Y	N	Y	Arbitration
Space	Camping	Campspace	https://campspace.com/en	Renting areas of land for camping	Y	Y	N	Y	None
Space	Camping	Hipcamp	www.hipcamp.com	Renting areas of land for camping	Y	Y	N	Y	Arbitration
Space	Event	Peerspace	www.peerspace.com	Renting venues or spaces for events	Y	Y	N	Y	Arbitration
Space	Event	Splacer	www.splacer.co	Renting venues or spaces for events	Y	Y	N	Y	Arbitration
Space	Event & Tools	GarageTime	https://bookgaragetime.com/	Sharing Garage Space & Tools	Y	Y	Y	N	None
Space	Garden	Shared Earth	www.sharedearth.com	Space or tools to garden in return for share of crops	N	N	N	N	None
Space	Home	VRBO	www.vrbo.com	Home and vacation rental	Y	Y	Y	Y	Arbitration
Space	Home	Silvernest	https://www.silvernest.com/	Common for 50+ individuals	Y	N	N	Y	Arbitration
Space	Home	Airbnb	www.airbnb.com	Home and vacation rentals	Y	Y	Y	Y	Arbitration
Space	Parking	JustPark	www.justpark.com	Parking space or driveway rentals	Y	Y	N	Y	Arbitration
Space	Parking	ParkShare	https://parkshare.net/signin/	Sharing Parking Spaces	Y	N	N	N	None
Space	Room	Couchsurfing	www.couchsurfing.com	Lending couch space to people to travelers.	Y	Y	Y	Y	Arbitration
Space	Storage	Neighbor	www.neighbor.com	Self-storage and vehicle space for rent	Y	N	N	Y	Arbitration
Space	Storage	Stashbee	https://stashbee.com/	Self-storage and vehicle space for rent	Y	N	N	Y	None
Space	Storage	Stow It	https://www.stowit.com/	Storage Space for Vehicles	Y	N	N	Y	Arbitration
Transportation	Bike	Spinlister	www.spinlister.com	Personally owned bike rentals	Y	Y	Y	N	Unknown
Transportation	Boat	Boatsetter	www.boatsetter.com	Personally owned boat rentals	Y	Y	Y	Y	Arbitration
Transportation	Boat	GetMyBoat	www.getmyboat.com	Personally owned boat rentals	Y	Y	N	Y	Arbitration
Transportation	Cars	Getaround	www.getaround.com	Personally owned car rentals	Y	Y	Y	-	-
Transportation	Cars	Turo	www.turo.com	Renting cars from other persons	Y	Y	Y	Y	Arbitration
Transportation	RideSharing	Rdvouz	www.rdvouz.com	Ride sharing from one location to another.	N	Y	Y	N	Unknown
Transportation	Ride Sharing	Poparide	www.poparide.com	Ride sharing from one location to another.	Y	Y	Y	Y	None
Transportation	Ride Sharing	Uber	www.uber.com	Ridesharing, online taxi service	Y	Y	Y	Y	Arbitration
Transportation	Ride Sharing	Lyft	www.lyft.com	Ridesharing, bicycle sharing,	Y	Y	Y	Y	Arbitration
Transportation	Ride Sharing	HopSkipDrive	www.hopskipdrive.com	Ridesharing for kids &older adults.	Y	Y	N	Y	Arbitration
Transportation	Ride Sharing	Grab	https://www.grab.com/sg/	Rideshare	Y	Y	Y	Y	Arbitration
Transportation	Ride Sharing	GoJek	https://www.gojek.com/en-id/	Ridesharing	Y	Y	N	Y	None
Transportation	Ride Sharing	RideHitch	https://www.ridehitch.com/	Reidsharing	Y	Y	N	Y	None
Transportation	RV	RV Share	www.rvshare.com	Personally owned RV rentals	Y	Y	N	Y	Arbitration

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