From Road Rage to Everyday Automotive Incivility: A Routine Activities Approach to Low-Level Deviance

2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 476-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Smith ◽  
Ryan D. King
Keyword(s):  
Routine Activities ◽  
Road Rage ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Routine Activities Approach

A Tale of Two Theories: Whither Social Disorganization Theory and the Routine Activities Approach?

2021 ◽  
pp. e20210013
Author(s):  
Jen-Li Shen ◽  
Martin A. Andresen
Keyword(s):  
Social Disorganization ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Property Crime ◽  
Routine Activities ◽  
Routine Activity ◽  
Social Disorganization Theory ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Crime Types ◽  
Routine Activities Approach

Social disorganization theory and the routine activities approach have been extensively applied separately as theoretical frameworks for the spatial analysis of crime, with general support. As hypothetical explanations for complex social phenomena, criminological theories can impact how studies are framed and how the crime problem is approached. Thus, it is important to evaluate theories continuously in various geographical, as well as contemporary contexts. This study uses both theories in tandem to examine their ability to explain 2016 property crime in Vancouver, Canada, using 2016 census data. Both theories found moderate support. Of particular note is that all of the variables designated as proxies for ethnic heterogeneity in social disorganization theory were either not statistically significant or negative, consistent with the immigration and crime literature. Additionally, almost all variables, when statistically significant, were found to have consistent results across crime types. These results bode well for the continued use of social disorganization theory and the routine activity approach in spatial analyses of crime.

The Geographic Link between Sex Offenders and Potential Victims: A Routine Activities Approach

2001 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffery T. Walker ◽  
James W. Golden ◽  
Amy C. VanHouten
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Routine Activities ◽  
Routine Activities Approach

Residence-Based Fear of Crime: A Routine Activities Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 1011-1037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yung-Lien Lai ◽  
Ling Ren ◽  
Richard Greenleaf
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Routine Activities ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Dwelling Unit ◽  
Routine Activities Approach ◽  
Specific Fear ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Most fear-of-crime research uses resident’s neighborhood as a key reference location to measure fear, yet the location effects of one’s own dwelling unit on crime-specific fear has not been explicitly studied theoretically in the literature. Drawing upon routine activities theory, this study undertakes an investigation into the levels and determinants of residence-based fear of crime across three racial/ethnic groups—Whites, African Americans, and non-White Hispanics. Data used in the analyses were collected from a random-sample telephone survey of 1,239 respondents in Houston, Texas. The results derived from factor analyses revealed that residents do distinguish between fear in the neighborhood and fear at home. Proximity to motivated offenders measured by perception of crime was found to be the most salient predictor of fear, followed by the measures of target vulnerability and capable guardianship. In addition, residence-based fear varies significantly across racial/ethnic groups. The significance of these findings and the policy implications are highlighted.

Juvenile arrest rates for burglary: A routine activities approach

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 572-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendi Pollock ◽  
Hee-Jong Joo ◽  
Brian Lawton
Keyword(s):  
Routine Activities ◽  
Arrest Rates ◽  
Routine Activities Approach
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