NCJ Number
103290
Journal
Sociology and Social Research Volume: 71 Issue: 1 Dated: (October 1986) Pages: 58-65
Date Published
1986
Length
8 pages
Annotation
Most research on the mobility of criminal offenders examines distance traveled. This paper examines instead whether neighborhood boundaries are crossed.
Abstract
Comparisons of two neighborhoods in Dayton, Ohio, indicate community variations in criminal mobility. Juveniles from poorer, more transient neighborhoods are surprisingly less likely to stay in the neighborhood to commit their offenses than were adults. (Author abstract)