Disaggregating the Relationship Between Schools and Crime: A Spatial Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Murray, Rebecca K.; Swatt, Marc L.
Titel	Disaggregating the Relationship Between Schools and Crime: A Spatial Analysis
Quelle	In: Crime & Delinquency, 59 (2013) 2, S.163-190 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0011-1287
DOI	10.1177/0011128709348438
Schlagwörter	Crime; School Role; Public Schools; Private Schools; Elementary Schools; Middle Schools; High Schools; Urban Areas; Geographic Location; Delinquency; Socioeconomic Influences; Racial Differences; Family Structure; At Risk Persons; Disadvantaged Environment; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Age Differences; Predictor Variables; Least Squares Statistics; Nebraska + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Private school; Privatschule; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; High school; Oberschule; Urban area; Stadtregion; Kriminalität; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Rassenunterschied; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Risikogruppe; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Prädiktor
Abstract	Although an extensive literature exists on crime in schools, surprisingly few studies have examined crime within the vicinity of schools. Schools, like other urban facilities, can generate crime by providing youth opportunities to congregate with little supervision, particularly before and after school hours. Some noteworthy studies have demonstrated that crime is more likely around schools, but the distinctive patterns based on school, time, and spatial contexts have not been fully addressed. The current study examines the differential crime generating potential of schools by type (public/private) and by level (elementary, middle, and high school), taking into account both spatial and temporal indicators. The authors employ a unique methodology for spatial modeling using the matrix exponential spatial expansion. Results indicate that there are distinct patterns of crime associated with schools, which suggests that disaggregating schools is important for understanding spatial patterns of crime. (Contains 5 tables and 6 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10