This meta-analysis examines the association between exposure to community violence and
parenting behaviors (ie, positive parenting, harsh/neglectful parenting, parent–child …

Largely overlooked in the theoretical and empirical literature on the crime decline is a long
tradition of research in criminology and urban sociology that considers how violence is …

This paper provides a comprehensive review of space‐and place‐based criminology, with a
focus on the relationship between crime, the built environment, land use, and/or physical …

There are more than 20 theories that explain crime. Each theory has weaknesses, and no
scholar knows which theory is best. To remedy this unsatisfactory situation a new research …

According to social disorganization theory, a well-developed family and community structure
is a pre-condition for low crime rates. Using annual data for 16 advanced countries …

Because of China's unique civil registration system (Hukou), using the proportion of floating
population or domestic migrants as an index of racial/ethnic heterogeneity is a common …

Purpose This study examines the extent of spatial concentration of sex trafficking within an
urban setting. The influence of situational and socio-demographic neighborhood variables …

The aim of the current study is to examine factors related to opioid overdose deaths within
the framework of social disorganization theory. We identify county-level factors related to …

The overrepresentation of racial and ethnic minority youth in early stages of juvenile justice
processing remains a long-standing concern. The current study uses data from the National …

Places of worship (POW) have traditionally been argued to have crime-reducing effects in
neighborhoods because of their ability to produce social capital. Yet, the evidence for this …