Issues There have been reviews on the association between density of alcohol outlets and
harm including studies published up to D ecember 2008. Since then the number of …

Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant global public health issue. The
consistent evidence that alcohol use by one or both partners contributes to the risk and …

Objectives: Test whether the exposure of street segments to five different potentially
criminogenic facilities is positively related to violent, property, or disorder crime counts …

Objectives To examine the effect of the physical layout of the street network on the spatial
distribution of outdoor serious violence. Crime pattern theory predicts crime would be more …

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 …

Prior research has applied risk assessment and spatial analysis techniques to the study of
violence. This paper builds on those results, tying the practical outcomes of spatial risk …

Crime scientists have long known that crime clusters near certain places such as drinking
establishments, although the spatial parameters of that clustering are less established. This …

We examined whether neighborhood-level characteristics influence spatial variations in the
risk of intimate partner violence (IPV). Geocoded data on IPV cases with associated …

Importance Homicide is the third leading cause of death for adolescents in the United States
and the leading cause of death for adolescents who are African American. Large cities have …

Alcohol outlet clusters are an important social determinant of health in cities, but little is
known about the populations exposed to them. If outlets cluster in neighborhoods comprised …