Measures of opportunity and the calculation of the arson rate: The connection between operationalization and association

The crime of arson is complicated in part because of the motives associated with the offense and the vast assortment of combustible objects or targets deliberately burned in urban areas. This research attempts to conceptualize the crime in light of criminal law and demonstrates that arson occupies a...

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Main Author: Pettiway, Leon E. 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1985
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 1985, Volume: 1, Issue: 3, Pages: 241-268
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