犯罪学
规范性
犯罪现场
民族志
预防犯罪
平面图(考古学)
政治学
心理学
社会学
地理
法学
人类学
考古
作者
John Denley,Barak Ariel,Marcus Felson
出处
期刊:Heliyon
[Elsevier]
日期:2024-01-01
卷期号:10 (1): e23385-e23385
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23385
摘要
To date, the bulk of research on place and crime has concentrated on crime scene locations and home addresses of both victims and perpetrators. Beyond these locations, less is known about where offenders can be found during regular, non-criminal activity. These ‘non-crime locations’ provide information about offenders' lifestyles, their relationships with co-offenders, their preferred locations, and the places beyond the spatiotemporal boundaries of the crime where they may plan, manage, or deal with the aftermath of their behaviour. Yet there is a lack of systematic evidence, with the available research relying on local ethnographic designs, small samples or both, as access to such data was limited to local ethnographic methods, small samples, or both. This study utilises a novel approach by relying on the professional experience of intelligence police officers assigned to deal with serious and organised crime in the West Midlands County of the United Kingdom to determine the whereabouts of three types of non-crime locations: (a) hangout spots, (b) recruitment spots and (c) contraband hideout spots. Results suggest that while offenders frequently visit gyms, specific restaurants, or private residences (unlike locations where normative people hang out), new members can be recruited anywhere. In contrast, drugs and firearms are strategically hidden near vulnerable persons. According to police officers, offenders are unconcerned by surveillance in these spots and choose venues not usually owned by criminal groups. Theoretical, methodological, and practical implications are discussed.
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