Community Criminology : Fundamentals of Spatial and Temporal Scaling, Ecological Indicators, and Selectivity Bias /

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"For close to a century, the field of community criminology has examined the causes and consequences of community crime and delinquency rates. Nevertheless, there is still a lot we do not know about the dynamics behind these connections. In this book, Ralph Taylor argues that obstacles to deepe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, Ralph B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Criminology.
Crime > Sociological aspects.
Communities.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Research.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
criminology.
Communaute.
Criminologie.
Criminalite > Aspect sociologique.
Community life.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Overview
  • 2 Three Core Community Crime Sequences
  • 3 Spatial Scaling I: Relevance and Conceptual Importance
  • 4 Spatial Scaling II: Metatheorizing about Community-Crime Linkages
  • 5 Spatial Scaling III: Understanding Place Criminology and Hot Spots
  • 6 Temporal Scaling I: Cycles and Changes
  • 7 Temporal Scaling II: A Temporally Dynamic Metamodel
  • 8 Ecological Indicators: Model Comparisons and Establishing Meaning
  • 9 Selectivity Bias: Metamodels, Selection Effects, and Neighborhood Effects
  • 10 Integration and Metatheoretical Concerns: Is Progress Possible?
  • About the Online Appendices
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • About the Author.

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