Crime Opportunity Theories Routine Activity, Rational Choice and Their Variants |
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| Editor:
| Natarajan, Mangai |
| Series title: | The Library of Essays in Theoretical Criminology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-2970-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $455.00 |
Book Description:
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Opportunity theories of crime emphasize the fundamental element in the criminal act of opportunity: how this arises, how it is perceived, evaluated and acted on by those with criminal dispositions. This volume brings together influential research articles on opportunity theories of crime by leading theorists; the articles also include more recent theoretical developments and studies of situational crime prevention of specific twenty-first century crimes.
Opportunity theories of crime emphasize the fundamental element in the criminal act of opportunity: how this arises, how it is perceived, evaluated and acted on by those with criminal dispositions. This volume brings together influential research articles on opportunity theories of crime by leading theorists; the articles also include more recent theoretical developments and studies of situational crime prevention of specific twenty-first century crimes.