Historically speaking, criminological theory tends to pay great attention to identifying the
various sources of criminal motivation while downplaying the opportunity to carry out crime …

This review outlines approaches to explanations of crime that incorporate the concept of
human mobility—or the patterns of movement throughout space of individuals or populations …

Public belief in redeemability reduces punitiveness and increases support for policy
measures such as rehabilitation, expungement, and housing and employment opportunities …

Despite decades of research into social disorganization theory, criminologists have made
little progress developing community programs that reduce crime. The lack of progress is …

Jane Jacobs coined the phrase'eyes on the street'to depict those who maintain order in
cities. Most criminologists assume these eyes belong to residents. In this Element we show …

Fatal drug overdose represents a significant public health threat in Philadelphia, but
substantial variation exists across its communities. This study uses negative binomial …

Anabolic-androgenic steroid consumption is considered a significant public health issue in a
number of countries but particularly in the northeast of England. Informed by ongoing …

In the 50 years since its inception, racial threat theory has gained substantial traction across
the social sciences and been widely embraced by scholars studying race, power structures …

This paper incorporates an explicit mobility dimension into the definition of the
neighbourhood and explores its possible implications for the study of spatially distributed …

Since the mid‐1970s, the percentage of non‐White people convicted of white‐collar type
crimes in the federal judicial system has been growing steadily. In 2015, non‐Whites …