Mobility of Robbery and Burglary Offenders

Pettiway, Leon E.

doi:10.1177/004208168201800206

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“…The perspective proposes that offenders balance the costs and benefits of their decisions and that when they are confronted with a choice, they will select that particular alternative from a larger set of alternatives that appears to be the best outcome of that balancing act of costs and benefits (Bottoms, 2007, p. 541;Elffers, 2004, p. 184). Offenders aim to maximize their benefits while keeping the anticipated costs to a minimum (Pettiway, 1982;Van Koppen & Jansen, 1998). To do so, they rely on environmental and situational cues related to rewards, efforts and risks (Cornish & Clarke, 2006).…”

Section: Burglars' Target Selection Process: Balancing Reward Effortmentioning

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A discrete spatial choice model of burglary target selection at the house-level

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This article studies how burglars select a house to burglarize. We draw on the rational choice perspective to investigate how burglars select a target by relying on house-related attributes to optimize a combination of perceived rewards, efforts and risk. It extends current applications of the discrete spatial choice framework to burglary target selection by adopting the house as the spatial unit of analysis and studies burglars' target selection process in a larger and more diverse study area than that of earlier studies. Using data on 650 residential burglaries and on approximately 500,000 residential properties in the Belgian province East Flanders, we consider a discrete spatial choice model of burglary target selection to establish which house-related attributes influence burglars' target selection process. Our findings demonstrate that terraced houses, houses without a garage, houses that have not been outfitted with a central heating and/or air-conditioning system and houses nearby burglars' residences are more likely to be selected. Overall, our analysis suggests that burglars rely on effort-related attributes to distinguish between targets while higher perceived rewards actually decrease the odds of a house being burglarized. Risk-related attributes are unimportant for burglars' target choice. Highlights We study the burglary target selection process at the house-level  We apply the discrete choice model with a choice set of over 500,000 houses  Higher perceived rewards reduce the odds of burglary  Lower perceived efforts increase the odds of burglary  Burglars do not rely on risk-related information to distinguish between targets

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Section: Burglars' Target Selection Process: Balancing Reward Effortmentioning

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A discrete spatial choice model of burglary target selection at the house-level

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“…From within this framework, it is argued that the decisions related to burglary target selection and that shape the journey to crime are governed by effort minimization and profit maximization (Pettiway, 1982;Van Koppen & Jansen, 1998). When the 'costs' increase because burglars travel further, the profits are expected to increase too, effectively balancing out the increased costs.…”

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“…Since burglars are primarily driven by monetary gain (Bennett & Wright, 1984a;Maguire & Bennett, 1982;Rengert & Wasilchick, 1985), higher financial profits unsurprisingly appear to be one of the major incentives. A number of studies have established a positive relationship between the distance travelled and the profits gained from a crime trip (Baldwin & Bottoms, 1976;Gabor & Gottheil, 1984;Pettiway, 1982;Snook, 2004;Van Koppen & Jansen, 1998), suggesting that travelling greater distances is more rewarding. For example, Snook (2004, pp.…”

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What Makes Long Crime Trips Worth Undertaking? Balancing Costs and Benefits in Burglars’ Journey to Crime

Vandeviver¹,

Daele²,

Beken³

2014

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“…In such a scenario, focusing on the relationship between crime and incarceration in a particular neighborhood mismeasures the actual effect. This noted, most work by sociologists and criminologists has long come to the conclusion that crime is predominantly a local phenomenon and that spillover effects are negligible [37][38][39][40][41][42][43].…”

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The bluntness of incarceration: crime and punishment in Tallahassee neighborhoods, 1995 to 2002

Dhondt

2012

Crime Law Soc Change

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The relationship between crime and incarceration is vexed. Some scholars suggest that incarceration deters crime. Others suggest that incarceration can increase crime in certain situations by undermining the social fabric and making the environment more criminogenic. Most of the empirical work on the question is undertaken at an aggregate level (county, state, or national data). Yet, criminologists have long argued that the complex intertwining of crime and punishment is best understood at the neighborhood level, where the impacts of incarceration on social relationships are most closely felt. This paper examines the question using a panel of neighborhoods in Tallahassee, Florida for the period 1995 to 2002. I find evidence to support the contention that the high levels of prison admissions and prison cycling (admissions plus releases) is associated with increasing crime rates in disadvantaged neighborhoods. This effect is not found in other neighborhoods. Looking more closely at the issues of race and class, I find that while marginalized neighborhoods experience slightly higher crime rates, they are faced with much higher incarceration rates. In Black neighborhoods in particular, prison admissions are an order of magnitude higher in comparison with non-Black neighborhoods even though underlying crime rates are not very different.By employing incarceration-the bluntest of instruments-as the primary response to social disorder, policy makers have significantly missed the mark. The very laws intended to punish selfish behavior and to further common social interests have, in practice, strained and eroded the personal relationships vital to family and community life. Crime cannot go unpunished. But by draining the Crime Law Soc Change (2012) 57:521-538

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Mobility of Robbery and Burglary Offenders

Cited by 47 publications

References 33 publications

A discrete spatial choice model of burglary target selection at the house-level

A discrete spatial choice model of burglary target selection at the house-level

What Makes Long Crime Trips Worth Undertaking? Balancing Costs and Benefits in Burglars’ Journey to Crime

The bluntness of incarceration: crime and punishment in Tallahassee neighborhoods, 1995 to 2002

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