Discouragement of crime through civil remedies: an application of a reformulated routine activities theory

This discussion develops an updated version of routine activities theory and assesses its potential for explaining the impact of civil remedies on crime discoura gement. A reformulated routine activities theory is constructed by marrying its original precepts with other theories of crime. The update...

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Main Author: Brunet, James R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2002
In: Western criminology review
Year: 2002, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 68-79
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Routine-Activity-Theorie
Kriminalprävention
Kriminalitätsbekämpfung
Zivilrechtliche Sanktionen
Routine Activities Theory
civil remedies
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Summary:This discussion develops an updated version of routine activities theory and assesses its potential for explaining the impact of civil remedies on crime discoura gement. A reformulated routine activities theory is constructed by marrying its original precepts with other theories of crime. The updated approach provides a promising theoretical framework for understanding how nuisance abatement, juvenile curfews, and server liability laws impact on crime.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 77-79
Physical Description:Illustration