John E. Eck
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View article: Crime radiation theory: the co-production of crime patterns through opportunity creation and exploitation
Crime radiation theory: the co-production of crime patterns through opportunity creation and exploitation Open
Considerable research shows that crime is concentrated at a few proprietary places: addresses and facilities. Emerging research suggests that proprietary places may radiate crime: activities at a place increase the risk of crime in the are…
A general problem-solving matrix (GPSM): combining crime prevention and public health tools Open
Crime involves different individuals interacting in complex social and physical settings. Often, crime problem solvers reach for a common generic response, when they need to consider a number of possible solutions. Thinking tools can help.…
View article: Does crime in places stay in places? Evidence for crime radiation from three narrative reviews
Does crime in places stay in places? Evidence for crime radiation from three narrative reviews Open
One of the most facts about crime is that it concentrates at a few proprietary places: addresses, facilities, and land parcels. Do these crime-places radiate crime into their surroundings? Intuitively, crime radiation seems likely. And it …
View article: Does crime in places stay in places? Evidence for crime radiation from three narrative reviews
Does crime in places stay in places? Evidence for crime radiation from three narrative reviews Open
One of the most facts about crime is that it concentrates at a few proprietary places: addresses, facilities, and land parcels. Do these crime-places radiate crime into their surroundings? Intuitively, crime radiation seems likely. And it …
Improving Recidivism Forecasting With a Relaxed Naïve Bayes Classifier Open
Correctional authorities require accurate, unbiased, and interpretable tools to predict individuals’ chances of recidivating if released into the community. However, existing prediction models have serious limitations meeting these require…
Race-Based Real Estate Practices and Spuriousness in Community Criminology: Was the Chicago School Part of a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? Open
For over a century, a small network of scholars, extending from the University of Chicago, shaped community criminology research. Drawing on human ecology, they argued that poor structural factors—poverty, ethnic heterogeneity, population …
Building an understanding of the collision of crime, places, race, and ethnicity Open
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Packed rod neutron shield for fast nuclear reactors Open
A fast neutron nuclear reactor including a core and a plurality of vertically oriented neutron shield assemblies surrounding the core. Each assembly includes closely packed cylindrical rods within a polygonal metallic duct. The shield asse…
Say NOPE to social disorganization criminology: the importance of creators in neighborhood social control Open
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Supplemental online material for Why Your Bar Has Crime but Not Mine Open
Supplemental online material for "Why Your Bar Has Crime but Not Mine: Resolving the Land Use and Crime – Risky Facility Conflict" published in Justice Quarterly
How concentrated is crime among victims? A systematic review from 1977 to 2014 Open
Background: Considerable research shows that crime is concentrated among a few victims. However, no one has systematically compared these studies to determine the level of concentration and its variation across studies. To address this voi…
Compared to what? Estimating the relative concentration of crime at places using systematic and other reviews Open
Background: That crime is concentrated at a few places is well established by over 44 studies. This is true whether one examines addresses or street segments. Additionally, crime is concentrated among offenders and victims. Many physical, …
Criminogenic Features of Apartment Complexes: Preliminary Findings Open
This study used epidemiological methods to compare high crime apartment complexes to low crime apartment complexes along multiple dimensions, including management practices and the immediate spatial context of the complexes.