Understanding the role of street network configurations in the placement of illegitimately operating facilities

IF 4.6 1区 社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY Criminology Pub Date : 2024-09-07 DOI:10.1111/1745-9125.12381
Ieke de Vries, Toby Davies
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The role of street networks in shaping the spatial distribution of crime has become a foundational component within environmental criminology. Most studies, however, have focused on opportunistic crime types, such as property offenses. In this study, we instead research a theoretically distinct phenomenon by examining the placement of venues that host criminal activity. In particular, we study the relationship between network structure and the placement of illicit massage businesses, which operate on the intersections of illicit and legitimate activity by hosting illicit commercial sex under the guise of legitimate massage. We model their placement as a function of two network metrics: betweenness, which measures a street's usage potential, and a variant called “local betweenness,” which measures the potential of nearby streets. Multilevel models are used to examine the importance of these street-level metrics while accounting for tract-level covariates. Our findings demonstrate that, unlike property crimes, illicit massage businesses tend to be located on streets that are themselves quiet but that are close to areas of high activity. Such locations seem to combine accessibility and discretion, and therefore, represent ideal conditions for such businesses to thrive. Our findings can inform problem-oriented approaches to prevent the harms associated with illegitimately operating businesses.

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了解街道网络配置在安置非法运营设施方面的作用
街道网络在形成犯罪空间分布方面的作用已成为环境犯罪学的一个基础组成部分。然而,大多数研究都侧重于机会主义犯罪类型,如财产犯罪。在本研究中,我们转而研究一种理论上截然不同的现象,即犯罪活动场所的布局。特别是,我们研究了网络结构与非法按摩业的布局之间的关系,非法按摩业在非法活动与合法活动的交叉点经营,打着合法按摩的幌子从事非法商业性活动。我们将非法按摩行业的布局作为两个网络指标的函数来建模:间距(衡量一条街道的使用潜力)和一种称为 "局部间距 "的变体(衡量附近街道的使用潜力)。我们使用多层次模型来研究这些街道级指标的重要性,同时考虑到区级协变量。我们的研究结果表明,与财产犯罪不同,非法按摩业往往位于本身安静但靠近活动频繁地区的街道上。这些地点似乎兼具便利性和谨慎性,因此是此类行业蓬勃发展的理想条件。我们的研究结果可以为以问题为导向的方法提供参考,以防止非法经营带来的危害。
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Criminology
Criminology CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-
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期刊介绍: Criminology is devoted to crime and deviant behavior. Disciplines covered in Criminology include: - sociology - psychology - design - systems analysis - decision theory Major emphasis is placed on empirical research and scientific methodology. Criminology"s content also includes articles which review the literature or deal with theoretical issues stated in the literature as well as suggestions for the types of investigation which might be carried out in the future.
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