LEADER 03660nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910827531003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-59332-431-6 035 $a(CKB)2560000000007786 035 $a(EBL)837752 035 $a(OCoLC)535713605 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000341121 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11294095 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000341121 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10389736 035 $a(PQKB)11690424 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC837752 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL837752 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10430500 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000007786 100 $a20080805d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOpportunity, environmental characteristics and crime $ean analysis of auto theft patterns /$fMarissa P. Levy 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aEl Paso $cLFB Scholarly Pub.$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (229 p.) 225 1 $aCriminal justice 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59332-327-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-218) and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 1 - Introduction to the Research; Introduction; Importance of Research; 2 - Community Crime Patterns; Introduction; Ecological Theory; Community-level Scholarship; 3 - High Crime Areas & Opportunity Structures; Introduction; Opportunity Literature; Pattern Theory; Hot Spots; Repeat Victimization; 4 - Micro/Site-level Crime Patterns; Introduction; Site-level Scholarship; 5 - A Multi-level Investigation of Auto Theft; Community-level Research; Site-level Research; 6 - A Community-level Investigation of Auto Theft; Introduction; The Models -Auto Theft in Lexington-Fayette 327 $a7 - A Site-level Investigation of Auto Theft Introduction; Database Description; 8 - Discussion of the Relevance of the Environment on Auto Theft; Community-level Discussion; Site-level Discussion; 9 - Discussion of the Limitations to Studying the Effects of the Environment on Auto Theft; Introduction; City Selection; Community-level Analysis; Site-level Analysis; Review of Limitations; 10 - Policy Implications: Studying the Effects of the Environment on Crime; Lessons; Practical Issues; Using W.A.L.L.S. and the Opportunity Structure for other Crimes; The Future of Geographic Analyses 327 $aThe Future of Crime Prevention References; Index 330 $aLevy develops a model to identify the opportunity and environmental characteristics of repeat victimization of auto theft. At the community level, locations of apartments, bars, and auto repair shops create increased opportunity for auto theft. At the site level, she matches repeat auto theft locations to those that experienced a single victimization. She collects data on W.A.L.L.S. (Watchers, Activity Nodes, Location, Lighting, and Security Devices) variables. Location and lighting were the most significant variables. Watchers and security devices were related to repeat victimization in 410 0$aCriminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) 606 $aAutomobile theft$zUnited States 606 $aTheft from motor vehicles$zUnited States 606 $aCrime$zUnited States 615 0$aAutomobile theft 615 0$aTheft from motor vehicles 615 0$aCrime 676 $a364.16/286292220973 700 $aLevy$b Marissa Potchak$f1978-$01721011 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827531003321 996 $aOpportunity, environmental characteristics and crime$94120160 997 $aUNINA