Neighborhood Criminals and Outsiders in Two Communities Indications that Criminal Localism Varies

• NCJ Number: 103290
• Journal: Sociology and Social Research Volume: 71 Issue: 1 Dated: (October 1986) Pages: 58-65
• Author(s): D Baker; P G Donnelly
• Date Published: 1986
• Length: 8 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Most research on the mobility of criminal offenders examines distance traveled. This paper examines instead whether neighborhood boundaries are crossed.

Abstract

Comparisons of two neighborhoods in Dayton, Ohio, indicate community variations in criminal mobility. Juveniles from poorer, more transient neighborhoods are surprisingly less likely to stay in the neighborhood to commit their offenses than were adults. (Author abstract)