3 Crime Prevention and Transportation Systems

Marteache, Nerea; Bichler, Gisela

doi:10.1201/9781315314211-4

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“…If shoplifting is accepted as mostly an opportunistic crime, then it is likely to be clustered at certain locations and particular times (Newton, 2014). A key question here is the extent to which shoplifting is concentrated at particular stations, the notion of risky facilities (Marteache and Bichler, 2016). One of the more comprehensive studies into the spatial and temporal distribution of shoplifting was carried out by Nelson (1996) in Cardiff, Wales.…”

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Crime at the Intersection of Rail and Retail

Newton

2018

Retail Crime

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This chapter examines shoplifting at rail station shops over a 12 month period in England and Wales. Key findings were: shoplifting is concentrated at particular stations; the top 20 stations account for 85% of shoplifting. Clear temporal patterns were evident; shoplifting was higher on weekdays and during holidays with higher levels of travel; shoplifting is lower when there is a reduced rail service. There was no clear relationship between shoplifting rates outside of a station at shops nearby, and shoplifting within a rail station. It is suggested a correlation may occur for medium and smaller size stations. Large stations may attract offenders in their own right without other shops being nearby. The similarities observed between shoplifting patterns at rail stations and those at non-rail station shops suggest the learning from successful crime prevention measures applied outside of the rail environment could successfully transferred to rail stations.

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Section: Spatial and Temporal Patterns Of Shopliftingmentioning

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Crime at the Intersection of Rail and Retail

Newton

2018

Retail Crime

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“…Because these acts were threatening to railway firms, the law enforcers of the era invested a significant amount of time and resources into deterring these offenses and apprehending offenders. Although originating in the 1800s, many of these strategies are used as crime prevention strategies in contemporary transportation systems (Marteache & Bichler, 2017).…”

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Train Robbery

Ruddell

Decker

2017

Criminal Justice Review

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There has been recent interest in applying contemporary criminological theories to better understand historical criminal behavior and events. Retrospective studies—much like case studies—can be a useful methodology to help us understand the justice system responses to crime and in particular what strategies “worked” or were ineffective. This study examined 241 train robberies that occurred between 1866 and 1930 and found that routine activities theory can explain the origins, growth, and eradication of this violent and often costly crime. Reducing offender motivation and target attractiveness as well as increasing capable guardianship of shipments of attractive goods explains the eradication of this form of crime. Implications for a criminology of public transportation are discussed.

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3 Crime Prevention and Transportation Systems

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Crime at the Intersection of Rail and Retail

Crime at the Intersection of Rail and Retail

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