NCJ Number
32441
Journal
Criminology Volume: 13 Issue: 4 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1976) Pages: 491-506
Date Published
1976
Length
16 pages
Annotation
A PAPER INTEGRATING EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS INTO AVAILABLE CRIMINOGENIC THEORY AND INTO THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM OF ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON URBAN CRIME.
Abstract
THE PRESENT ANALYSIS HAS UPHELD THE GENERAL FINDING OF MOST PREVIOUS RESEARCH THAT DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRIME ASSOCIATE DIFFERENTLY WITH POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS DEEMED IMPORTANT TO THE ETIOLOGY OF CRIME. THE FINDINGS HERE DO NOT SUPPORT THE CONCLUSION THAT ALL CRIME RATES ARE BEST PREDICTED WITH SIMILAR NONLINEAR MODELS. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT MORE REFINED ANALYSES WILL BE NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES OF CRIME AND TO DISTINGUISH CAREFULLY THE EXACT NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUAL PREDICTOR VARIABLES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)