Socioecological Models of Automotive Theft: Integrating Routine Activity and Social Disorganization Approaches

This study explores causes of variation in auto theft rates using spatial data with face blocks as a unit of analysis. An integration of routine activity theory and social disorganization theory is proposed, premised on an empirical basis of interaction effects and a pattern of automobile theft diff...

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Published inThe journal of research in crime and delinquency Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 304 - 336
Main Authors Rice, Kennon J., Csmith, William R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2002
Subjects
Automobiles
Crime
Crime Rates
Criminology
Geographic Distribution
Geography
Larceny
Motor vehicles
Organization
Routine activity theory
Social Disorganization
Social disorganization theory
Social problems
Sociological Theory
Space
Theft
USA
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Summary:This study explores causes of variation in auto theft rates using spatial data with face blocks as a unit of analysis. An integration of routine activity theory and social disorganization theory is proposed, premised on an empirical basis of interaction effects and a pattern of automobile theft diffusion. The results show that the integration of social disorganization theory and routine activity theory significantly increases the predictive power of the analyses and reveals several new socioecological implications for how and why auto theft occurs.
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ISSN:0022-4278
1552-731X
DOI:10.1177/002242780203900303