Opportunity, environmental characteristics and crime : an analysis of auto theft patterns / Marissa P. Levy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levy, Marissa Potchak, 1978-

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobile theft--United States.

Automobile theft.

Theft from motor vehicles--United States.

Theft from motor vehicles.

Crime--United States.

Crime.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Levy develops a model to identify the opportunity and environmental characteristics of repeat victimization of auto theft. At the community level, locations of apartments, bars, and auto repair shops create increased opportunity for auto theft. At the site level, she matches repeat auto theft locations to those that experienced a single victimization. She collects data on W.A.L.L.S. (Watchers, Activity Nodes, Location, Lighting, and Security Devices) variables. Location and lighting were the most significant variables. Watchers and security devices were related to repeat victimization in

Contents:

CONTENTS; 1 - Introduction to the Research; Introduction; Importance of Research; 2 - Community Crime Patterns; Introduction; Ecological Theory; Community-level Scholarship; 3 - High Crime Areas & Opportunity Structures; Introduction; Opportunity Literature; Pattern Theory; Hot Spots; Repeat Victimization; 4 - Micro/Site-level Crime Patterns; Introduction; Site-level Scholarship; 5 - A Multi-level Investigation of Auto Theft; Community-level Research; Site-level Research; 6 - A Community-level Investigation of Auto Theft; Introduction; The Models -Auto Theft in Lexington-Fayette

7 - A Site-level Investigation of Auto Theft Introduction; Database Description; 8 - Discussion of the Relevance of the Environment on Auto Theft; Community-level Discussion; Site-level Discussion; 9 - Discussion of the Limitations to Studying the Effects of the Environment on Auto Theft; Introduction; City Selection; Community-level Analysis; Site-level Analysis; Review of Limitations; 10 - Policy Implications: Studying the Effects of the Environment on Crime; Lessons; Practical Issues; Using W.A.L.L.S. and the Opportunity Structure for other Crimes; The Future of Geographic Analyses

The Future of Crime Prevention References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-218) and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-431-6

OCLC:

535713605