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Identifying the nature of risky places for sexual crime: The applicability of crime pattern and social disorganization theories in a Canadian context

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  • Hewitt, Ashley N.
  • Beauregard, Eric
  • Andresen, Martin A.
  • Brantingham, Patricia L.

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Using both crime pattern and social disorganization theories, the current study investigates the characteristics of those places that experience high counts of reported sexual crime to police.

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  • Hewitt, Ashley N. & Beauregard, Eric & Andresen, Martin A. & Brantingham, Patricia L., 2018. "Identifying the nature of risky places for sexual crime: The applicability of crime pattern and social disorganization theories in a Canadian context," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 35-46.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:57:y:2018:i:c:p:35-46
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2018.03.003
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    1. Mustaine, Elizabeth Ehrhardt & Tewksbury, Richard & Huff-Corzine, Lin & Corzine, Jay & Marshall, Hollianne, 2014. "Community characteristics and child sexual assault: Social disorganization and age," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 42(2), pages 173-183.
    2. Leclerc, Benoit & Wortley, Richard & Smallbone, Stephen, 2010. "Investigating mobility patterns for repetitive sexual contact in adult child sex offending," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 38(4), pages 648-656, July.
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