Socioecological models of automotive theft: integrating routine activity and social disorganization approaches

This study explores causes of variation in auto theft rates using spatial data with face blocks as a unit of analysis. An integration of routine activity theory and social disorganization theory is proposed, premised on an empirical basis of interaction effects and a pattern of automobile theft diff...

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Main Author: Rice, Kennon J. (Author)
Contributors: Smith, William R.
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2002
In: Journal of research in crime and delinquency
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Autodiebstahl
Routineverhalten
Soziale Desorganisation
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Summary:This study explores causes of variation in auto theft rates using spatial data with face blocks as a unit of analysis. An integration of routine activity theory and social disorganization theory is proposed, premised on an empirical basis of interaction effects and a pattern of automobile theft diffusion. The results show that the integration of social disorganization theory and routine activity theory significantly increases the predictive power of the analyses and reveals several new socioecological implications for how and why auto theft occurs
ISSN:0022-4278
DOI:10.1177/002242780203900303