Twelve Tests for Tautology, Applied to the Routine Activity Approach

Two papers published in Victims and Offenders vigorously argue that the routine activity approach is tautological and therefore untestable. The current paper examines closely the original text of Cohen and Felson the 1979 paper to determine whether it is tautological or not. We apply twelve heuristi...

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1. VerfasserIn: Felson, Marcus 1947- (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2025
In: Victims & offenders
Jahr: 2025, Band: 20, Heft: 8, Seiten: 1507-1524
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