The Burglary Boost: A Note on Detecting Contagion Using the Knox Test

Objectives A large body of literature in quantitative criminology finds that the spatio-temporal clustering of burglary is greater than one would expect from chance alone. This suggests that such crimes may exhibit a “boost” effect, wherein each burglary increases the risk to nearby locations for a...

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Main Author: Ornstein, Joseph T. (Author)
Contributors: Hammond, Ross A.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 65-75
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