RT Article
T1 A Multilevel Analysis of the Risk of Household Burglary in the City of Tianjin, China
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 47
IS 6
SP 918
OP 937
A1 Zhang, Lening
A2 Messner, Steven F.
A2 Liu, Jianhong 1954-
LA Undetermined
YR 2007
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1639137750
AB This study applies the integrated, multilevel framework developed in the West to explain variation in the risk of household burglary within the city of Tianjin, China. The analytic framework consists of three sets of determinants: household variables, neighbourhood structural factors, and neighbourhood social control processes. The selection of variables is guided by routine activities/lifestyle theories and the social disorganization perspective, adapted to reflect features of urban China. The results of multilevel regression modeling reveal that indicators of target attractiveness (household income) and guardianship (length of residence and somebody home') exhibit the predicted effects on the risk of household burglary. Similarly, the effects of two of the neighbourhood process variables - collective efficacy and public control - conform to theoretical expectations and findings in Western research. The results for the neighbourhood structural factors are inconsistent with those widely reported in the West. These analyses demonstrate the applicability of elements of Western criminological theory to contemporary urban China but also reveal important differences in the ecological dynamics of crime across contexts
K1 Wohnungseinbruch
K1 China
K1 Nachbarschaft
K1 Routineverhalten
K1 Soziale Desorganisation
K1 Soziale Kontrolle
K1 Kulturvergleich