Empirical studies in spatial economics have shown that agglomeration economies may be a
source of the uneven distribution of economic activities and economic growth across cities …

Introductory chapters explain the role of scientific inquiry in criminal justice, theory and
criminal justice research, and causation and validity. Five chapters on the structuring of …

Situational theories of crime assert that the situations that people participate in contain the
proximal causes of crime. Prior research has not tested situational hypotheses rigorously …

Purpose The current study simultaneously examines the effects of three different
characteristics of the built environment based on the theoretical conceptualizations of …

The dense distribution of crime in a small number of micro places led to the formulation of a
law of crime concentration applicable across cities and stable over time. This law has rarely …

Although numerous theories suggest that voluntary organizations contribute to lower crime
rates in neighborhoods, the evidence for this proposition is weak. Consequently, we …

Properties, victims, and locations previously targeted by offenders have an increased risk of
being targeted again within a short time period. It has been suggested that often the same …

An existing disparity between the actual and planned land use function for a given parcel
highlights a knowledge gap in how mixed-use residential parcels influence burglary spatial …

To take stock of the “neighborhood effects” of drug activity, we combined theoretical insights
from the drugs and crime and communities and place literatures in examining the …

This study tests the broken windows theory of crime by examining the relationship between
311 calls for service and crime at the street segment and intersection level in Washington …