This work investigates whether and how COVID-19 containment policies had an immediate
impact on crime trends in Los Angeles. The analysis is conducted using Bayesian structural …

This book provides a sociological perspective on crime and criminal justice by treating social
structure and social inequality as central themes in the study of crime—and major factors in …

Carjacking is a violent crime with a broad motivational landscape related to the unique
opportunities that a motor vehicle, as the item targeted, makes available to offenders once it …

Although researchers have examined the attributes that make offenders more or less
responsive to sanction threats, far less attention has centered on the manner in which …

We draw on theoretical insights from criminology in using the Walk Score index to analyze
walkability's relationship to spatial crime patterns on Los Angeles city blocks. Results from …

Although sanction threats promote fear, among committed offenders, that fear can become a
resource with which to sculpt emerging crime preferences. In such cases, criminality is not …

Motor vehicle theft is an offense typically dominated by male offenders. As with all other
major forms of criminal activity that are male dominated, women do participate in the theft of …

Objectives. This paper explores how offenders manage the prospect of victim confrontation
during auto theft. Methods. Data were drawn from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with …

The purpose of this research was to identify spatial and temporal variations in motor vehicle
thefts on a public, 4-year University campus and in the surrounding community. Utilizing …

Drawing from a qualitative sample of active auto thieves, this article examines the moralistic
underpinnings of auto theft. Our findings indicate that retaliatory auto theft is either direct or …