A spatial analysis of crime in Vancouver, British Columbia: a synthesis of social disorganization and routine activity theory

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作者：
Andresen, Martin A. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Simon Fraser Univ, Sch Criminol, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
来源：
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHER-GEOGRAPHE CANADIEN | 2006年 / 50卷 / 04期
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D O I：
10.1111/j.1541-0064.2006.00159.x
中图分类号：
P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];
学科分类号：
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要：
This article investigates the spatial dimension of automotive theft, break and enter, and violent crime in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1996. The article uses and synthesizes social disorganization theory and routine activity theory as a theoretical backcloth and employs a spatial autoregressive regression procedure that accounts for spatial autocorrelation between crime rates and socio-economic characteristics at the census tract level. Strong support is found for synthesizing these two most common spatial theories of crime. In particular, high unemployment (social disorganization theory) and the presence of young populations (routine activity theory) are the strongest predictors of criminal activity.
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页码：487 / 502
页数：16
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