NCJ Number
102783
Editor(s)
R M Figlio,
S Hakim,
G F Rengert
Date Published
1986
Length
212 pages
Annotation
These 10 research studies examine crime from a metropolitan perspective and include analyses of the spread of crime to the suburbs and the spatial movement of criminals.
Abstract
Papers examining metropolitan crime trends and patterns consider the effects of urbanization, neighborhood characteristics, and economic and social change on both juvenile and adult crime. Analyses of spatial patterns in criminal behavior consider the roles of both direction and distance in urban criminality and the changes over time in the mobility of robbers. Additional studies examine mobility patterns in juvenile delinquency and the use of the concept of population potential to define the risk of crime at any point on a city map. Studies of citizens' perceptions examine the relationships between fear and other attitudes toward crime and actual crime patterns and personal protective measures. An analysis of the variations in urban and suburban police expenditures focuses on the effects of crime rates, local government structure, and the unionization of police. Data tables, figures, and chapter reference notes.