RT Article
T1 The Bounty of Buffers: Spatial Measurement of Displacement and Diffusion of Benefits of Alarms on Burglary
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 70
IS 8
SP 1895
OP 1920
A1 Lee, Seungmug (Zech)
A2 McCrie, Robert D.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1891320939
AB This study analyzes the extent to which alarm systems impact geographical displacement and/or diffusion of benefits on burglary, which regards as a substitute for the absence of capable guardians. A quasi-experimental design with three nested concentric zones—target, buffer, and control—are utilized by incorporating the WDQ conceptual approach with GIS and a parcel map. The datasets include burglary incidents and alarm permit records. Alarms produce a sizeable impact on burglary reduction. No indication of spatial displacement is observed from protected houses to nearby houses. Alarms create a short geographic ambit and a wider spatial range of diffusion of benefits. A burglar alarm can protect the house without displacing burglary to nearby houses and provides neighboring houses with protection as well.
K1 diffusion of benefits
K1 Displacement
K1 alarms
K1 Burglary
K1 Crime Prevention
DO 10.1177/00111287221107576