A routine activities approach to suburban arson rates

Stahura, John M.; Hollinger, Richard C.

doi:10.1080/02732173.1988.9981865

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“…The young-males variable, however, did not significantly explain variation in motor vehicle theft. This is not the first study to find no relationship between young-males and crime (Stahura & Hollinger, 1988). One explanation for this finding is that areas with a high proportion of young people tend to have fewer cars, thereby decreasing opportunities.…”

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“…Researchers using the routine activity approach have followed suit in testing the theory crime-specifically. The lnfluence of routine activities has been used to explain a variety of crimes such as larceny (Mustaine & Tewksbury, 1998), burglary (Robinson & Robinson, 1997), arson (Stahura & Hollinger, 1988), and homicide (Kennedy & Silverman, 1990;Messner & Tardiff, 1985). The current study follows this tradition by examining a previously neglected area of crime using crime-specific measures.…”

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Routine Activities and Motor Vehicle Theft: A Crime Specific Approach

Copes

1999

Journal of Crime and Justice

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The routine activity approach to crime predicts that the routine daily activities of populations affect the availability of targets and, thereby, shape the crime rate. Routine activity researchers have realized the benefits of using crime-specific models. The current study follows this tradition by examining how the routine daily activities of populations affect the supply ofpotential offenders, the availability of targets, and the level of capable guardianship against crime, and thereby, shape the rate of motor vehicle the$. Results from multiple regression analysis show that measures of potential offenders, suitable targets, and guardianship explain variation in the rate of motor vehicle the$. Findings suggest that crime-specific measures are an appropriate method for examining the merits of routine activity theory.

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Routine Activities and Motor Vehicle Theft: A Crime Specific Approach

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1999

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“…Also, caution was recommended against placing too much weight on studies attributing rising crime rates in the U.S. during the 1970's to a higher proportion of the offender population (males aged 18 to 25 years old) in society. Alternatively, Cohen and Felson suggest that the focus of explaining rising crime rates should be placed on the differential way in which society's routine activities have resulted in an increased convergence of both offenders and victims in the absence of a capable guardian (see Stahura and Hollinger, 1988).…”

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Crime and Place: A Longitudinal Examination of Street Segment Patterns in Vancouver, BC

Curman¹,

2014

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The study of crime and place recognizes the important interplay between the physical landscape and criminal activity. In doing so, research in this area has shown substantial concentrations of crime amongst micro geographic units, such as street blocks. Despite these revelations, little research has examined whether such criminal concentrations persist over time. The developmental trajectory of criminal activity on street blocks was originally studied in Seattle, Washington. This dissertation replicates that seminal study by examining crime volumes on the streets of Vancouver, British Columbia, over a 16 year period using a group-based trajectory model (GBTM). Going further, this research also applies a non-parametric technique, termed k-means to address various limitations inherent to the GBTM method. The major findings reveal the majority of street blocks in

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“…Singer focuses not on unpopulated rural areas per se, but on suburbs where the population has proliferated in recent decades [25]. While criminology has examined some elements of crime in suburbia (see e.g., [26][27][28]), there does not appear to be a separate "suburban criminology" subfield, complete with meetings and books dedicated to the topic.…”

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From urban to suburban criminology: Understanding crime in America’s “safe” cities

Rocque

Posick

2017

Crime Law Soc Change

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Simon Singer's [1] America's Safest City represents a new and innovative contribution to the criminological literature. It not only provides a fresh look at understanding crime in America, it sheds the light on a heretofore understudied part of the country, but one that is increasingly populated: Suburbia. Singer offers a new theoretical perspective which he calls "relational modernity." Because the perspective is so new, it is important to critically appraise and evaluate its merits. Thus, this special issue offers an overview and analysis of the book from four luminaries in criminology.

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A routine activities approach to suburban arson rates

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Routine Activities and Motor Vehicle Theft: A Crime Specific Approach

Routine Activities and Motor Vehicle Theft: A Crime Specific Approach

Crime and Place: A Longitudinal Examination of Street Segment Patterns in Vancouver, BC

From urban to suburban criminology: Understanding crime in America’s “safe” cities

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