Exploring the Situational Context of Repeat/Near Repeat Crime Patterns via Conjunctive Analysis of Case Configurations

• In Event: New Directions in the Analysis of Repeat/Near Repeat Crime

Abstract

Research has continued to progress towards better understanding the spatiotemporal elements of crime. With this, a sub-area has focused on repeat/near repeat phenomena of crime. Recent research in this area has expanded to account for the role the neighborhood context plays in crime occurrence. The current study continues to expand repeat/near repeat crime pattern research by exploring the situational context of repeat/near repeat crimes in a Midwest city by accounting for multiple elements of the larger environmental backcloth. Specially, we include measures constructed from 311 and police activity data to provide greater context of the environment. Conjunctive analysis of case configurations (CACC) is utilized to explore the behavior settings where repeat/near repeats are more prevalent throughout the city. Our results are discussed in relation to crime analysis for policing purposes and neighborhood-level theories of crime patterning.

Authors

• Grant Drawve, University of Arkansas

• Shaun A Thomas, University of Arkansas

• Matthew Nobles, University of Central Florida

• Jeffrey T Ward, Temple University