Routine Activity Theory at the Census Tract-Level

The purpose of this study is to better understand predictors of neighborhood crime in metropolitan areas through a routine activity theory (RAT) lens. This paper examines whether neighborhood-level aspects of RAT have varying explanatory power for different crimes. This is accomplished by drawing on...

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1. VerfasserIn: Orscheln, Abigail G (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2017
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