Unemployment and the specialization of criminal activity: A neighborhood analysis

Olivia K. Ha and Martin A. Andresen

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2017, vol. 48, issue C, 1-8

Abstract: Test the Cantor and Land (1985) model of unemployment on crime at the neighborhood level considering crime specialization.

Keywords: Crime specialization; Unemployment; Location quotient; Hybrid modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2016.11.001

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