Area III. Theoretical Explanations of Crime and Criminal Behavior / 3. Social Ecology of Crime

Divisions of Special Interest / Division of Communities and Place

Crime and the Life Course of Neighborhoods: A Change Would do you Good? - Adam Boessen, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Marisa Omori, University of Miami

Land Use Features, Informal Social Control and Crime: A Longitudinal Study of Neighborhood Dynamics - Rebecca Wickes, Monash University; Renee Zahnow, The Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland; Anthony Kimpton, The University of Queensland; Jonathan Corcoran, The University of Queensland; John R Hipp, University of California, Irvine

“The Cycle of Decline”: Testing Skogan’s Thesis on the Bidirectional Relationship between Disorder and Serious Crime - Christopher Contreras, University of California, Irvine; John R Hipp, University of California, Irvine

Examining Violence Experienced by Sex Workers, the Spatial Configuration of Sexually Oriented Massage Parlors in Los Angeles, and Opportunities for Violence Prevention - Douglas Wiebe, University of Pennsylvania; Lois M Takahashi, UCLA; Yeonsoo Baik, UCLA; John J Chin, Hunter College

John R Hipp, University of California, Irvine