Predictive Crime Mapping: Arbitrary Grids or Street Networks?
Predictive Crime Mapping: Arbitrary Grids or Street Networks? Abstract Objectives Decades of empirical research demonstrate that crime is concentrated at a range of spatial scales, including street segments. Further, the…
Predictable Policing: Measuring the Crime Control Benefits of Hotspots Policing at Bus Stops
Predictable Policing: Measuring the Crime Control Benefits of Hotspots Policing at Bus Stops Abstract Objectives A fairly robust body of evidence suggests that hotspots policing is an effective crime prevention…
Does the Configuration of the Street Network Influence Where Outdoor Serious Violence Takes Place? Using Space Syntax to Test Crime Pattern Theory
Does the Configuration of the Street Network Influence Where Outdoor Serious Violence Takes Place? Using Space Syntax to Test Crime Pattern Theory Abstract Objectives To examine the effect of the…
Measuring Disorder: Observer Bias in Systematic Social Observations at Streets and Neighborhoods
Measuring Disorder: Observer Bias in Systematic Social Observations at Streets and Neighborhoods Abstract Objectives The present study focuses on Systematic Social Observation (SSO) as a method to investigate physical and…
‘Don’t Blow Your Cool’: Provocation, Violent Coping, and the Conditioning Effects of Self-Control
‘Don’t Blow Your Cool’: Provocation, Violent Coping, and the Conditioning Effects of Self-Control Abstract Objectives General Strain Theory (Agnew in Criminology 30:47–87, 1992) has received broad empirical support, but little…
Toward a Demographic Understanding of Incarceration Disparities: Race, Ethnicity, and Age Structure
Toward a Demographic Understanding of Incarceration Disparities: Race, Ethnicity, and Age Structure Abstract Objectives Non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics in the United States are more likely to be incarcerated than non-Hispanic…
Timing of Change in Criminal Offending Around Entrance into Parenthood: Gender and Cross-Country Comparisons for At-Risk Individuals
Timing of Change in Criminal Offending Around Entrance into Parenthood: Gender and Cross-Country Comparisons for At-Risk Individuals Abstract Objectives This article examines the timing of change in criminal offending relative…
What Drives the Relationship Between Early Criminal Involvement and School Dropout?
What Drives the Relationship Between Early Criminal Involvement and School Dropout? Abstract Objective We examine the relationship between early criminal involvement and school dropout, and analyze which factors underlie this…