Criminal Circumstance: A Dynamic Multi-Contextual Criminal Opportunity Theory,9780202307206

Criminal Circumstance: A Dynamic Multi-Contextual Criminal Opportunity Theory

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Edition: Revised
ISBN13: 9780202307206
ISBN10: 0202307204
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-04-30
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Table of Contents

List of Figures
ix
List of Tables
xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Preface xv
Theory Generally and a General Theory of Crime: Some Preliminary Considerations
1(20)
Why Bother?
2(2)
What Is Theory
4(2)
Assessing Theory
6(6)
How Do Models Fit In?
12(1)
Toward a Dynamic Multicontextual Criminal Opportunity Theory
13(5)
Plan of the Book
18(3)
Criminal Opportunity: A Necessary Condition and Central Construct
21(23)
The Origins and Foundations of Criminal Opportunity Theory
22(10)
Multilevel Opportunity Models of Crime/Victimization
32(4)
Opportunity Models of Reactions to Crime/Victimization
36(8)
A Multicontextual Approach
44(25)
Integrating Social Control and Routine Activities Theory
44(7)
Integrative Compatibility among Constituent Theories
51(8)
A Dynamic, Multicontextual Criminal Opportunity Theory
59(10)
Evidence and Specification of Main Effects
69(28)
Conceptualizations and Measurements: Some Caveats
70(2)
Motivated Offenders
72(5)
Suitable Targets
77(5)
Capable Guardianship
82(8)
Conclusion: Toward a Specification of Main Effects
90(7)
Evidence and Specification of Moderating Effects
97(29)
Statistical Interaction Effects
99(3)
Ambient Opportunity and its Moderating Effects
102(2)
Grounding Theoretical Principles and Logic
104(6)
Key Propositions
110(9)
Compatibility with Extant Research
119(4)
Conclusion
123(3)
Implications for Reactions to Crime
126(15)
Rationality and the Fear of Crime
128(1)
Propositions Regarding Main Effects
129(1)
Propositions Regarding Moderating Effects
130(4)
Compatibility with Extant Research
134(7)
A Dynamic Perspective
141(30)
Rhythm, Tempo, and Timing
141(5)
Developmental, Life-Course Criminology
146(12)
A Dynamic, Multilevel Criminal Opportunity Theory
158(8)
Theoretical Implications
166(5)
Possibilities and Limitations for Empirical Research
171(21)
Testing a Dynamic, Multicontextual Criminal Opportunity Theory: Multilevel Modeling
172(11)
Dynamic, Multicontextual Criminal Opportunity Theory: Other Methods
183(9)
Implications for Policy and Practice
192(21)
Social Control of Crime
193(2)
Social Control and Criminal Opportunity
195(9)
Toward Multidimensional Crime Policy and Practice
204(3)
Ethics of Limiting Criminal Opportunity
207(6)
References 213(27)
Index 240

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