Does crime just move around the corner? A controlled study of spatial displacement and diffusion of crime control benefits

Criminology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 549-592

  Weisburd, David ^a,e   Wyckoff, Laura A ^b   Ready, Justin ^c   Eck, John E ^d   Hinkle, Joshua C ^e   Gajewski, Frank ^f  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Police Foundation

^c John Jay School of Criminal Justice   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f Jersey City Police Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime displacement; Diffusion of crime control benefits; Hot spots policing; Police crackdowns; Rational choice; Routine activities

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748335631     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2006.00057.x     Document Type: Article

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