| NCJ Number: |
160732   |
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| Title: |
Hot Spots of Crime and Criminal Careers of Places (From Crime and Place, P 35-52, 1995, John E Eck and David Weisburd, eds. -- See NCJ-160730) |
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DATASET 1 |
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| Author(s): |
L W Sherman |
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| Date Published: |
1995 |
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| Annotation: |
The explanation of crime has been preoccupied with individuals and communities as units of analysis, but recent work on offender decisionmaking, situations, environments, routine activities, and the spatial organization of drug dealing in the United States suggest a new unit of analysis--places. |
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| Abstract: |
Crime is concentrated heavily in a few "hot spots" of crime, and the concentration of crime among repeat places is more intensive than it is among repeat offenders. Components of this concentration are analogous to components of individual criminal careers: onset, desistance, continuance, specialization, and desistance. The theoretical explanation for variation in these components is stronger at the level of places than it is at the level of individuals, suggesting the need to rethink crime theories and to devise a new approach to theorizing about crime for public policy. The challenge for future research is to elaborate the relationships among aspects of the criminal event and crime control. 58 references and 2 notes |
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| Main Term(s): |
Criminology |
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Crime analysis; Crime causes theory; Crime control policies; Crime control theory; Crime patterns; Crime prevention measures; Geographic distribution of crime; High crime areas; Police crime-prevention |
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| Grant Number: |
86-IJ-CX-0037; 88-IJ-CX-0 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
Criminal Justice Press/Willow Tree Press
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Washington, DC 20531
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
Washington, DC 20036
US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
Washington, DC 20531 |
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Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 930
Washington, DC 20036
United States of America
Criminal Justice Press/Willow Tree Press
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United States of America |
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| Page Count: |
18 |
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| Type: |
Research (Theoretical) |
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| Language: |
English |
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United States of America |
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*This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. Crime Prevention Studies, Volume 4 |
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