Micro-Environments of Violence (From Geography of Crime, P 59-85, 1989, David J Evans and David T Herbert, eds. -- See NCJ-124763)

• NCJ Number: 124767
• Author(s): R N Davidson
• Date Published: 1989
• Length: 17 pages
• Sale Source: Routledge
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

The British Crime Survey reveals patterns of assault in which the setting is a crucial differentiator not only of the people involved but also of the outcomes.

Abstract

Thus, the data underscore the solid basis of the typology developed by McClintock in 1963 to show the very different circumstances that surround incidents. However, the data also show the need to change some of his categories. Specifically, a category of violence related to work places is needed; this category has different parameters from violence in domestic and barroom settings. In addition, the effects of the perceptual qualities of a play should be added to its behavioral and physical properties. These changes permit a typology of environmental settings that can aid the effort to develop more effective strategies for avoiding or preventing violence and for coping with it when it arises. Recommendations for further research, tables, and 26 references.