The journey-to-crime buffer zone: Measurement issues and methodological challenges

D. Kim Rossmo and Andrew P. Wheeler

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2024, vol. 95, issue C

Abstract: The journey to crime is well-researched in criminology. Fundamental to many of these studies is the offending probability by distance function, a distribution comprised of two key components – distance decay and the buffer zone. However, it is difficult to measure this relationship accurately because of intensive data requirements. Here, we explore this challenge in detail and quantify data requirements.

Keywords: Buffer zone; Crime trips; Distance decay; Environmental criminology; Journey to crime (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102272

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