RT Article
T1 Carjacking: A Comparison Between Campinas, Brazil and Detroit, Michigan
JF Journal of contemporary criminal justice
VO 38
IS 1
SP 105
OP 119
A1 Felson, Marcus 1947-
A2 Melo, Silas Nogueira de
A2 Xu, Yanqing
A2 Jiang, Shanhe
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1786543036
AB Carjacking calls for a specialized analysis because it occurs at lightning speed within very brief windows of opportunity. This article describes the geographic distribution of carjacking in Campinas, Brazil, and then compares this pattern with Detroit, Michigan. We learn that raw numbers of carjackings are widely dispersed in both cities. Although these cities differ greatly in daily transportation systems, in both cities the carjacking risk estimate is greatest where motorists stop for other reasons—at gas stations or corners (Detroit); on short street blocks (Campinas). We make very limited inferences about carjacking around the world due to the limited number of cities studied thus far. However, we do suggest that carjacking reduction is most amenable to product-based forms of situational crime prevention.
K1 Crime in Brazil
K1 Crime analysis
K1 Spatial patterns
K1 Routine Activities
K1 Carjacking
DO 10.1177/10439862211034346