Historically speaking, criminological theory tends to pay great attention to identifying the
various sources of criminal motivation while downplaying the opportunity to carry out crime …

Attempting to locate an unknown offender is an important function of the criminal
investigative process. Routine activity theory suggests that an interaction between victim and …

Environmental criminology is a family of theories that share a common interest in criminal
events and the immediate circumstances in which they occur. According to Brantingham and …

Crime Analysis With Crime Map**, Fourth Edition provides students and practitioners with
a solid foundation for understanding the conceptual nature and practice of crime analysis to …

Purpose Prior studies have largely been unable to account for how variations in inequality
across larger areas might impact crime rates in neighborhoods. We examine this broader …

The field of environmental criminology is a staple theoretical framework in contemporary
criminological theory. This fully revised and expanded edition of the world's first …

Attempting to locate an unknown offender is an important function of the criminal
investigative process. Routine activity theory suggests that an interaction between victim and …

Abstract Since the Chicago School, neighborhoods have been a staple in criminology
research. However, some criminologists argue that there is no consensus on the definition of …

Understanding how offenders choose a crime location is a classic criminological topic.
However, previous research on offenders' crime location choice did not consider the impacts …

Background: Violence is a leading cause of death and an important public health threat,
particularly among adolescents and young adults. However, the environmental causes of …