Super controllers and crime prevention: A routine activity explanation of crime prevention success and failure

Security Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-51

  Sampson, Rana ^a   Eck, John E ^b   Dunham, Jessica ^b  

^a Division of Criminal Justice ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime prevention; Place managers; Problem oriented policing; Routine activity theory; Situational crime prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149088780     PISSN: 09551662     EISSN: 17434645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/sj.2009.17     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Brewers, The Portman Group, Wine and Spirit Trade Association. (2005) Social responsibility standards for the production and sale of alcoholic drinks in the UK (November).
2. Akers, R. L. (1997) Criminological Theories: Introduction and Evaluation. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury.
3. Bowers, K. J. and Johnson, S. D. (2006) Implementing failure and success: Some lessons from England. In: J. Knutsson and R.V. Clarke (eds.) Putting Theory to Work: Implementing Situational Crime Prevention and Problem- Oriented Policing, Crime Prevention Studies, Vol.20, Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, pp. 163 - 198.
4. Brunet, J. R. (2002) Discouragement of crime through civil remedies: An application of a reformulated routine activities theory. Western Criminology Review 4 (1) : 68-79.
5. Cain, C. (2009) State tax scofflaws may be exposed. The Detroit News, 24 February, http://www.detnews.com/ apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090224/POLITICS/ 902240381, accessed 24 February 2009.
6. Center for Problem Oriented Policing. (2008) www.popcenter.org, accessed 3 October 2008.
7. Clarke, R. V. (2008) Situational crime prevention. In: R. Wortley and L. Mazerolle (eds.) Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis. Cullompton, UK: Willan Publishing, pp. 178 - 194.
8. Clarke, R. V. and Eck, J. E. (2005) C rime Analysis for Problem Solvers in 60 Small Steps. Washington DC: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice.
9. Clarke, R. V., Kemper, R. and Wyckoff, L. (2001) Controlling cell phone fraud in the U.S. : Lessons for the UK ' Foresight ' prevention initiative. Security Journal 14 (1) : 7-22.
10. Cohen, L. E. and Felson, M. (1979) Social change and crime rate trends: A routine activity approach. American Sociological Review 44 (4) : 588-605.
11. Cornish, D. and Clarke, R. V. (2008) The rational choice perspective. In: R. Wortley and L. Mazerolle (eds.) Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis. Cullompton, UK: Willan Publishing, pp. 21 - 47.
12. Eck, J. E. (1994) Drug markets and drug places: A case-control study of the spatial structure of illicit drug dealing. PhD dissertation, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
13. Eck, J. E. (1996) Do premises liability suits promote business crime prevention. In: R.V. Clarke and M. Felson (eds.) Business and Crime Prevention. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, pp. 125 - 150.
14. Eck, J. E. (2002) Preventing crime at places. In: L.W. Sherman, D.P. Farrington, B. Welsh and D.L. MacKenzie (eds.) Evidence-Based Crime Prevention. New York: Routledge, pp. 241 - 294.
15. Eck, J. E., Clarke, R. V. and Guerette, R. T. (2007) Risky facilities: Crime concentration in homogeneous sets of establishments and facilities. In: G. Farrell, K.J. Bowers, S.D. Johnson and M. Townsley (eds.) Imagination for Crime Prevention, Crime Prevention Studies, Vol.19, Monsey, NY: Crime Prevention Studies, pp. 225 - 264.
16. Farrell, G. (1995) Preventing repeat victimization. In: M. Tonry and D.P. Farrington (eds.) B uilding a Safer Society: Strategic Approaches to Crime Prevention. Crime and Justice Annual, Vol.19, Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, pp. 469 - 534.
17. Felson, M. (2008) Routine activity theory. In: R. Wortley and L. Mazerolle (eds.) Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis. Cullompton, UK: Willan Publishing, pp. 70 - 77.
18. Homel, R., Hauritz, M., Wortley, R., McIlwain, G. and Carvolth, R. (1997) Preventing alcohol-related crime through community action: The Surfers Paradise Safety Action Project. In: R. Homel (ed.) Policing for Prevention: Reducing Crime, Public Intoxication and Injury, Crime Prevention Studies, Vol.7, Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, pp. 35 - 90.
19. Knutson, J. (2006) What is there to gain? A case study in implementing without self-interest. In: J. Knutsson and R.V. Clarke (eds.) Putting Theory to Work: Implementing Situational Crime Prevention and Problem-Oriented Policing, Crime Prevention Studies, Vol.20, Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, pp. 89 - 110.
20. Korte, G. (2003) Council halts student housing project. T he Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 May, www.enquirer.com/ editions/2003/05/08/loc
21. Laycock, G. (2006) Implementing crime reduction measures: Conflicts and tensions. In: J. Knutsson and R.V. Clarke (eds.) Putting Theory to Work: Implementing Situational Crime Prevention and Problem-Oriented Policing, Crime Prevention Studies, Vol.20, Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, pp. 65 - 88.
22. Madensen, T. (2007) Bar management and crime: Toward a dynamic theory of place management and crime hotspots. PhD dissertation, Division of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
23. Madensen, T. and Eck, J. E. (2008) Spectator Violence in Stadium Settings. Washington, DC: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice.
24. Perez-Pena, R. (1996) Fixed $ 30 taxi fare is a hit with tourists. The New York Times 31 January, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res= 9C01E4DF1739F932A05752C0A960958260 & sec= &spon= & pagewanted =1, accessed 7 October 2008.
25. Rawe, J. (2007) Bye-bye, mall rats. Time, www.time.com/time/magazine/ article/0,9171,1638449,00.html, accessed 2 October 2008.
26. Sampson, R. (2001) Drug Dealing in Privately Owned Apartment Complexes. Problem-Oriented Guides for Police Series, Vol.4, Washington, DC: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
27. Scholfield, R. (2008) Get tougher on nightclub violence. Editorial. T he Wichita Eagle, 9 September, www.kansas.com/opinion/editorials/story/522842.html, accessed 7 October 2008.
28. Scott, M., Eck, J. E., Knutson, J. and Goldstein, H. (2008) Problem-oriented policing and environmental criminology. In: R. Wortley and L. Mazerolle (eds.) Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis. Cullompton, UK: Willan Publishing, pp. 221 - 246.
29. Sheboygan Police Department. (2005) Neighbors against drugs. Submission to the Herman Goldstein Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing; 24 June. Sheboygan, WS: Sheboygan Police Department, http:// popcenter.org/library/ awards/goldstein/2005/05-13(F).pdf.
30. Smith, T. (2008) Landlords slow to join program. T he News Record, 9 September: 1, Cincinnati: University of Cincinnati.
31. Tillyer, M. (2008) Getting a handle on street violence: Using environmental criminology to understand and prevent repeat offender problems. PhD dissertation, Division of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
32. Wortley, R. (2002) Situational Prison Control: Crime Prevention in Correctional Institutions. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
33. Wortley, R. and Mazerolle, L. (2008) Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis. Cullompton, UK: Willan Publishing.