Routine activity and labor market segmentation An empirical test of a revised approach

This article contends that routine activity theory has virtually ignored the motivated offender construct in terms of its measurement. We extend previous research testing routine activity theory by more accurately modeling the effects of labor market segmentation and other structural sources of offe...

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VerfasserInnen: Bryant, Kevin M. (VerfasserIn) ; Miller, J. Mitchell (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 1997
In: American journal of criminal justice
Jahr: 1997, Band: 22, Heft: 1, Seiten: 71-100
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Informal Social Control
American Sociological Review
Routine Activity
Crime Rate
Labor Market
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Zusammenfassung:This article contends that routine activity theory has virtually ignored the motivated offender construct in terms of its measurement. We extend previous research testing routine activity theory by more accurately modeling the effects of labor market segmentation and other structural sources of offender motivation on variation in crime rates. A revised routine activity model is tested using data for the 100 largest cities in the US in 1980. The findings suggest that as secondary labor markets grow, urban crime can be expected to rise.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/BF02887341