Publications

Below is a list of recent ‘Space & Place’ related publications from the group members:

Forthcoming:

  • Backer, M. de (forthcoming). Outside, between cultures: young people hanging around and the production of post-cultural places. Children’s Geographies.
  • Gerell, M. & Kronkvist, K. (in press). Violent Crime, Collective Efficacy and City-Centre Effects in Malmö. British Journal of Criminology.
  • Johnson, S.D., and Braithewaite, A. (in press). Space-Time Analysis of Terrorism and Insurgency. In G. LaFree and J Frelich (Eds.) The Handbook of the Criminology of Terrorism. New Jersey: Wiley.

2016:

  • Andresen, M.A. (2016). An area-based nonparametric spatial point pattern test: the test, its applications, and the future. Methodological Innovations, in press.
  • Backer, M. de, Melgaco, L., Varna, G. M., & Menichelli, F. (2016). Order and Conflict in Public Space. Routledge.
  • Gerell, M. (2016). Smallest is Better? The Spatial Distribution of Arson and the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. Advance Online Publication. doi:10.1007/s10940-016-9297-6
  • Gerell, M. (2016). Hot Spot Policing With Actively Monitored CCTV Cameras: Does it Reduce Assaults in Public Places. International Criminal Justice Review 26(2): 187-201.
  • Hodgkinson, T., Andresen, M.A., & Farrell, G. (2016). The decline and locational shift of automotive theft: a local level analysis. Journal of Criminal Justice, 44(1): 49-57. doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.12.003.
  • Pereira, D.V.S., Mota, C.M.M., & Andresen, M.A. (2016). The homicide drop in Recife, Brazil: a study of crime concentrations and spatial patterns. Homicide Studies, in press.
  • Song, J., Andresen, M.A., Brantingham, P.L., & Spicer, V. (2016). Crime on the edges: patterns of crime and land use change. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, in press.
  • Vaughan, A., Hewitt, A., Andresen, M.A., & Brantingham, P.L. (2016). Exploring the role of the environmental context in the spatial distribution of calls-for-service associated with emotionally disturbed persons. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, in press.
  • Völker, B.G.M., G. Mollenhorst, W. Steenbeek, V.A.J.M. Schutjens, and H.D. Flap. (2016). Lost letters in Dutch neighborhoods: A field experiment on collective efficacy. Social Forces. doi:10.1093/sf/sov106.

2015:

  • Andresen, M.A., and N. Malleson (2015). Intra-week spatial-temporal patterns of crime. Crime Science 4(12). doi:10.1186/s40163-015-0024-7
  • Bernasco, W., Johnson, S.D. and Ruiter, S. (2015). Learning Where To Offend: Effects Of Past On Future Burglary Locations. Applied Geography 3. doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.03.014.
  • Bowers, K.J., and Johnson, S.D. (2015). Situational Crime Prevention. In D.P. Farrington and Weisburd, D. (Eds.) What works in Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation: Lessons from Systematic Reviews. New York: Springer.
  • Bowers, K.J., and Johnson, S.D. (2015). Poetry in Motion: The Case of Insider and Outsider Offenders. In M. Andresen and G. Farrell (Eds.), The Criminal Act: The Role and Influence of Routine Activity Theory, Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Braithwaite, A., and Johnson, S.D. (2015). A Space-Time Model of the Battle for Baghdad. Terrorism and Political Violence, 27(1). 112-132.
  • Ceccato, V. (2015). Rural crime and community safety, Routledge.
  • Ceccato, V., Newton, A. (2015) Safety and security in transit environments: an international perspective. Palgrave, 2015. (co-editor)
  • Ceccato, V. (2015) Rural crime and community safety: Introduction to the Special Issue. Journal of Rural Studies, 39, 57-159.
  • Ceccato, V., Cats, O., Wang, Q. (2015) Pick pocketing in bus stops. In Ceccato A; Newton, A (Eds.) Safety and security in transit environments: an international perspective. London: Palgrave.
  • Curman, A.S.N., Andresen, M.A., & Brantingham, P.J. (2015). Crime and place: a longitudinal examination of street segment patterns in Vancouver, BC. Journal of Quantitative Criminology 31(1): 127-147. doi:10.1007/s10940-014-9228-3
  • Da Costa, B., Ceccato, V. (2015) Household safety measures: The case of Stockholm. Crime Science, 4: 2-12.
  • Davies, T., and Johnson, S.D. (2015). Examining the relationship between road structure and burglary risk via quantitative network analysis. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, in press.
  • Gerell, M. (2015). Collective efficacy, neighborhood and geographical units of analysis: findings from a case study of Swedish residential neighborhoods. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 21(3): 385-406.
  • Hardyns, W., Vyncke, V., Pauwels, L. & Willems, S. (2015). Study protocol: SWING – social capital and well-being in neighborhoods in Ghent. International Journal for Equity in Health, 14:36. doi:10.1186/s12939-015-0163-1
  • Hardyns, W., Vyncke, V., De Boeck, A., Pauwels, L. & Willems, S. (2015). Are collective efficacy, disorder and social support associated with one’s quality of life? Evidence from the multilevel SWING study in Belgium. Applied Research in Quality of Life, online first. doi:10.1007/s11482-015-9393-z
  • Hipp, J.R. and W. Steenbeek (2015). Types of crimes and types of mechanisms: What are the consequences for neighborhoods over time? Crime & Delinquency. doi:10.1177/0011128715604168.
  • Iqbal, A., Ceccato, V. (2015) Does crime in parks affect housing prices? Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention, 16: 97-121.
  • Johnson, S.D., and Summers, L. (2015). Testing Ecological Theories of Offender Spatial Decision Making Using a Discrete Choice Model. Crime and Delinquency, in press.
  • Lammers, M., Menting, B., Ruiter, S., & Bernasco, W. (2015). Biting Once, Twice: The Influence Of Prior On Subsequent Crime Location Choice. Criminology 53(3): 309-329. doi:10.1111/1745-9125.12071.
  • Malleson, N. and M.A. Andresen (2015a) Spatio-temporal crime hotspots and the ambient population. Crime Science 4(10). doi:10.1186/s40163-015-0023-8
  • Malleson, N. and M. Andresen (2015b) The impact of using social media data in crime rate calculations: shifting hot spots and changing spatial patterns. Cartography and Geographic Information Science 42(2): 112-121 doi:10.1080/15230406.2014.905756
  • Melo, S.N., Matias, L.F., & Andresen, M.A. (2015). Crime concentrations and similarities in spatial crime patterns in a Brazilian context. Applied Geography 62: 314-324. doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.05.012.
  • Montoya, L. (2015) Modelling urban crime through workforce size: a test of the activity support concept. Environment and planning B: Planning and design, 42 (3). pp. 399-414. doi:10.1068/b120068p
  • Newton, A. & Felson, M. (Eds). (2015). Special Issue: Crime Patterns in Time and Space: The Dynamics of Crime Opportunities in Urban Areas: 10 open access papers available here: [http://www.crimesciencejournal.com/series/space-time]
  • Newton, A. (2015) Crime and the NTE: multi-classification crime (MCC) hot spots in time and space. Crime Science, 4, p30. ISSN 2193-7680
  • Newton, A. and Felson, M. (2015) Editorial: crime patterns in time and space: the dynamics of crime opportunities in urban areas. Crime Science, 4, p11. ISSN 2193-7680
  • Newton, A. and Ceccato, V. (2015) Theoretical Perspectives of Safety and Security in Transit Environments. In: Safety and Security in Transit Environments: An Interdisciplinary Approach. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. p23-39. ISBN 9781137457646
  • Newton, A., Partridge, H. and Gill, A. (2015) In and Around. Identifying In and around: Identifying predictors of theft within and near to major mass underground transit systems. In: Safety and Security in Transit Environments: An Interdisciplinary Approach. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 76-98. ISBN 9781137457646. Paper available here: http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/20313
  • Ruijsbroek, A., Droomers, M., Groenewegen, P., Hardyns, W. & Stronks, K. (2015). Social safety, self-rated general health and physical activity: changes in area crime, area safety feelings, and the role of social cohesion. Health & Place, 31, 39-45. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.10.008
  • Steenbeek, W. and D. Weisburd. (2015). Where the Action is in Crime? An Examination of Variability of Crime Across Different Spatial Units in The Hague, 2001-2009. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. doi:10.1007/s10940-015-9276-3.
  • Steenbeek, W. and C. Kreis (2015). Where Broken Windows should be fixed: Towards identification of areas at the tipping point. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 52(4): 511-533. doi:10.1177/0022427815580166.
  • Steinbach, R., Perkins, C., Tompson, L., Johnson, S., Armstrong, B., Green, J., & Edwards, P. (2015). The effect of reduced street lighting on road casualties and crime in England and Wales: controlled interrupted time series analysis. Journal of epidemiology and community health, 69(11): 1118-1124.
  • Subiza, M. & Vozmediano, L. (2015). A propósito de la caminabilidad: reflexiones sobre su utilidad en las investigaciones criminológicas (Regarding walkability: reflections on its usefulness for criminological research). International E-journal of Criminal Sciences, 9, 1-21.
  • Tompson, L., Johnson, S., Ashby, M., Perkins, C., & Edwards, P. (2015). UK open source crime data: accuracy and possibilities for research. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 42(2): 97-111.
  • Townsley, M., Birks, D., Ruiter, S., Bernasco, W. and White, G. (2015). Target Selection Models with Preference Variation Between Offenders. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. Online first. doi:10.1007/s10940-015-9264-7.
  • Vandeviver, C., Neutens, T., Van Daele, S., Geurts, D., & Vander Beken, T. (2015). A discrete spatial choice model of burglary target selection at the house-level. Applied Geography 64: 24-34. doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.08.004.
  • Vandeviver, C., Van Daele, S., & Vander Beken, T. (2015). What Makes Long Crime Trips Worth Undertaking? Balancing Costs and Benefits in Burglars’ Journey to Crime. British Journal of Criminology 55(2): 399-420. doi:10.1093/bjc/azu078.
  • Weisburd, D., Eck, J., Braga, A., Telep, C., Cave, B., Bowers,K., Bruinsma, G., Gill, C., Groff, E., Hinkle, J., Hibdon, J., Johnson, S.D., Lawton, B., Lum, C., Ratcliffe, J., Rengert, G., Taniguchi, T. Yang, S-M. (2015). Place Matters: Criminology for the 21st Century. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wilhelmsson, M., & Ceccato, V. (2015). Does burglary affect property prices in a nonmetropolitan municipality? Journal of Rural Studies, 39, 210-218.
  • Zarafonitou Ch. and Chrysochoou E. (2015). Are there ghettos in the centre of Athens? Criminological research of social attitudes and representations. Editor: Zarafonitou Ch., Criminological Studies, vol. 1, MA of Criminology, Panteion University, Athens.

2014 and older:

  • Hirschfield, A., M. Birkin, C. Brunsdon, N. Malleson and A. Newton (2014). How Places Influence Crime: The Impact of Surrounding Areas on Neighbourhood Burglary Rates in a British City. Urban Studies 1(5): 1057-1072 doi:10.1177/0042098013492232
  • Montoya, L., Junger, M. & Ongena, Y. (2014) The relation between residential property and its surroundings and day- and night-time residential burglary. Environment and behavior. pp. 1-35. doi:10.1177/0013916514551047.
  • Polisenska, V.A. (2008). A Qualitative approach to the criminal mobility: questioning the near-home hypothesis. Crime Patterns and Analysis, 1, 47-59.