T Snaphaan, W Hardyns - Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
Research methods in social science take advantage from broader trends such as digitalization and increasing computational power, however, this is an evolving explorative …
AP Wheeler, DY Kim… - Journal of Research in …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: From 2010 through 2015, the city of Buffalo demolished over 2,000 residences. This study examines whether those demolitions resulted in crime reductions. Methods …
In the wake of the US housing crisis, a flurry of research has examined the consequences of foreclosure for crime, and much of the literature suggests that foreclosure impacts crime …
DT O'Brien - Social science research, 2016 - Elsevier
Informal social control is considered a vital component of the well-being of urban communities. Though some argue that the actions that constitute this social process are …
Place and local milieu have always been important considerations in the study of human behavior. However, place is typically measured with secondary data in aggregate form …
JJ Roth - American Journal of Criminal Justice, 2019 - Springer
Research suggests that vacant homes are associated with a variety of negative outcomes for communities, including higher rates of some crimes. A few studies in this vein have …
X Chen, P Rafail - Crime & Delinquency, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aims to investigate the longitudinal associations between patterns of housing vacancies, neighborhood social disorder, and crime in the city of New Orleans. Using large …
The neighborhood environment plays a significant role in shaping neighborhood perceptions and, as a result, on quality of life. Little research, however, has been conducted …
JJ Roth - Criminal Justice Studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Prior studies indicate that vacant houses (both derelict and occupiable) are often associated with increased crime. However, the majority of the research on that relationship has been …