Measuring the Effect of Probation and Parole Officers on Labor Market Outcomes and Recidivism
Measuring the Effect of Probation and Parole Officers on Labor Market Outcomes and Recidivism Abstract Objectives Use a unique dataset to pair probation and parole officers and their clients in…
Examining the Relationship Between Road Structure and Burglary Risk Via Quantitative Network Analysis
Examining the Relationship Between Road Structure and Burglary Risk Via Quantitative Network Analysis Abstract Objectives To test the hypothesis that the spatial distribution of residential burglary is shaped by the…
Are Restorative Justice Conferences Effective in Reducing Repeat Offending? Findings from a Campbell Systematic Review
Are Restorative Justice Conferences Effective in Reducing Repeat Offending? Findings from a Campbell Systematic Review Abstract Objectives This paper synthesizes the effects on repeat offending reported in ten eligible randomized…
A New Twist on an Old Approach: A Random-Interaction Approach for Estimating Rates of Inter-Group Interaction
A New Twist on an Old Approach: A Random-Interaction Approach for Estimating Rates of Inter-Group Interaction Abstract There are numerous instances in which researchers wish to measure the rate of…
Policing a Negotiated World: A Partial Test of Klinger’s Ecological Theory of Policing
Policing a Negotiated World: A Partial Test of Klinger’s Ecological Theory of Policing Abstract Objectives Klinger’s (Criminology 35(2): 277–306, 1997) ecological theory of policing addresses the intersection of environment and…
More Places than Crimes: Implications for Evaluating the Law of Crime Concentration at Place
More Places than Crimes: Implications for Evaluating the Law of Crime Concentration at Place Abstract Objectives The crime and place literature lacks a standard methodology for measuring and reporting crime…
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…