Formal Evaluation of the Impact of Barriers and Connectors on Residential Burglars' Macro-Level Offending Location Choices

被引：65

作者：

Clare, Joseph ^{[1
]}

Fernandez, John ^{[1
]}

Morgan, Frank ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Western Australia, Crime Res Ctr, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia

来源：

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY | 2009年 / 42卷 / 02期

关键词：

DECISION-MAKING; DISTANCE DECAY; CRIME; VICTIMIZATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; AREAS; CITY;

D O I：

10.1375/acri.42.2.139

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律];

学科分类号：

0301 ;

摘要：

Previous research evaluating burglars' offending location choices has produced mixed findings about the influence of physical barriers and connectors on offender movement patterns. Consequently, this article utilises the discrete spatial choice approach to formally evaluate the impact of barriers and connectors on residential burglars' macro-level offending location choices. Data from Perth, Western Australia, demonstrated that physical barriers and connectors exert significant influence on offender decision-making at this level, and that the influence of impermeable barriers increases with proximity of these obstacles to the offender's point of origin. These findings provide formalised evidence for the independent importance of physical barriers and connectors in offender movement and are discussed with respect to current environmental criminology theory.

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页码：139 / 158

页数：20