Farrell, G orcid.org/0000-0002-3987-8457, Sousa, WH and Lamm Weisel, D (2002) The time-window effect in the measurement of repeat victimization: A methodology for its measurement and an empirical study. Crime Prevention Studies, 13. pp. 15-27. ISSN 1065-7029
Abstract
Crime control strategies and criminological theory have been increasingly informed by developments in the study of repeat victimization in recent years. As a consequence, the measurement of repeat victimization is an important issue. The outcome of the measurement of repeat victimization can influence the manner in which police and other agencies develop, implement and evaluate crime control efforts. In addition, the results of measurement can influence the theories and explanations that derive from empirical study. Among the several measurement issues that have been identified to date in relation to repeat victimization, a key issue is that of the "time-window effect." The term refers to the fact that the length of the period of observation directly affects the proportion of repeat victimization that is "captured." The present study has two key aims. First, it presents a method to measure the size of the time-window effect. Second, it tests this method empirically with residential burglary data from three cities. The implications for criminological research and crime control practice are then discussed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | situational crime prevention; repeat victimization; measurement; methodology; criminology; crime science; criminal justice |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Law (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2017 11:00 |
Last Modified: | 08 Jun 2017 11:00 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Criminal Justice Press |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:107390 |