Criminal Circumstance: A Dynamic Multi-Contextual Criminal Opportunity Theory

, by Land,Kenneth

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ISBN: 9780202307206 | 0202307204
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 4/30/2002

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Acknowledgments

xiii

Preface

Theory Generally and a General Theory of Crime: Some Preliminary Considerations

(20)

Why Bother?

(2)

What Is Theory

(2)

Assessing Theory

(6)

How Do Models Fit In?

(1)

Toward a Dynamic Multicontextual Criminal Opportunity Theory

(5)

Plan of the Book

(3)

Criminal Opportunity: A Necessary Condition and Central Construct

(23)

The Origins and Foundations of Criminal Opportunity Theory

(10)

Multilevel Opportunity Models of Crime/Victimization

(4)

Opportunity Models of Reactions to Crime/Victimization

(8)

A Multicontextual Approach

(25)

Integrating Social Control and Routine Activities Theory

(7)

Integrative Compatibility among Constituent Theories

(8)

A Dynamic, Multicontextual Criminal Opportunity Theory

(10)

Evidence and Specification of Main Effects

(28)

Conceptualizations and Measurements: Some Caveats

(2)

Motivated Offenders

(5)

Suitable Targets

(5)

Capable Guardianship

(8)

Conclusion: Toward a Specification of Main Effects

(7)

Evidence and Specification of Moderating Effects

(29)

Statistical Interaction Effects

(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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