Criminogenic Features of Apartment Complexes: Preliminary Findings

This study used epidemiological methods to compare high crime apartment complexes to low crime apartment complexes along multiple dimensions, including management practices and the immediate spatial context of the complexes. Funded by Grant No. 2005-IJ-CX-0030 awarded by the National Institute of Ju...

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Main Authors: Payne, Troy C., Scherer, Heidi L., Eck, John E.
Language:English
Published: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage 2011
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OH
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11122/7237
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Summary:This study used epidemiological methods to compare high crime apartment complexes to low crime apartment complexes along multiple dimensions, including management practices and the immediate spatial context of the complexes. Funded by Grant No. 2005-IJ-CX-0030 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice Study / Why rental housing is ideal for studies of place management / Disorder calls for service / Independent variables: ORCA / Odds ratios from logistic regression / But shouldn’t place management reduce crime? / A Dynamic Approach to Place Management and Crime