Quantifying the Local and Spatial Effects of Alcohol Outlets on Crime

This article estimates the relationship between alcohol outlets and crime at micro place street units in Washington, D.C. The analysis tests several spatial hypotheses on the local and spatial diffusion effects of on-premise and off-premise alcohol outlets on crime motivated by routine activities theory as well as theories that emphasize individual alcohol consumption. Findings show that the spatial diffusion effects of alcohol outlets are larger than the local effects, the effects of on-premise and off-premise outlets are similar in magnitude, and alcohol outlets have larger effects on interpersonal crimes than burglary. These findings are interpreted as favoring routine activities theories for why alcohol outlets increase crime, as opposed to prior research which emphasizes individual alcohol consumption.

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Are Adult Businesses Crime Hotspots? Comparing Adult Businesses to Other Locations in Three Cities

Journal of Criminology ◽

10.1155/2014/783461 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Christopher Seaman ◽

Daniel Linz

Keyword(s):

Criminal Activity ◽

Routine Activities ◽

Routine Activities Theory ◽

Per Se ◽

The Relationship

This study addresses three questions pertinent to the debate concerning the secondary crime effects of adult businesses. (1) Are adult businesses hotspots for crime? (2) How do adult businesses compare with controls with regard to crime? (3) What subclasses of adult business are most likely to be associated with crime? A study of three cities reveals that adult businesses tended to fall outside the heaviest concentrations of criminal activity. Further, adult bookstores were less related to crime than both cabarets and on-site liquor-serving establishments. While adult cabarets were associated with ambient crime, crime was generally equivalent to nonadult liquor-serving establishments. A weighted intensity value analyses revealed that crime generally was more “intense” around liquor-serving establishments than around adult cabarets across the municipalities. These findings suggest that the relationship between cabarets and crime is not due to the presence of adult entertainment per se but rather due to the presence of liquor service. This finding is consistent with central precept of routine activities theory that areas that contain public establishments that serve alcohol facilitate crime.

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Assessing the Relationship between Lifestyle Routine Activities Theory and Online Victimization Using Panel Data

Deviant Behavior ◽

10.1080/01639625.2020.1774707 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Chris Guerra ◽

Jason R. Ingram

Keyword(s):

Panel Data ◽

Routine Activities ◽

Routine Activities Theory ◽

Online Victimization ◽

The Relationship

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Assessing the Relationship Between Alcohol Outlets and Domestic Violence: Routine Activities and the Neighborhood Environment

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/0886-6708.27.5.811 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 27 (5) ◽

pp. 811-828 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Caterina G. Roman ◽

Shannon E. Reid

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Routine Activities ◽

Neighborhood Environment ◽

Spatial Econometric ◽

Alcohol Outlet ◽

Alcohol Outlets ◽

Calls For Service ◽

Alcohol Outlet Density ◽

Outlet Density ◽

The Relationship

Studies have consistently found a positive relationship between alcohol outlet density and assault, but only a handful of studies have examined whether outlet density has an influence on domestic violence. Using a framework based in crime opportunity theories, this study estimates spatial econometric regression models to test whether the density of alcohol outlets across neighborhoods is positively associated with police calls for service for domestic violence. Models also were developed to test whether the relationships found were consistent across time periods associated with the use of alcohol outlets (weeknights and weekends). The findings indicate that off-premise outlets were associated with a significant increase in domestic violence, but on-premise outlets (specifically restaurants and nightclubs) were associated with a decrease in domestic violence. The risk for domestic violence in areas of high densities of off-premise outlets was found to be high during the weekend but not during the weeknight, suggesting different routine activities for domestic violence offenders during the week.

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Examining the relationship between routine activities theory and social disorganization: An analysis of property crime victimization

American Journal of Criminal Justice ◽

10.1007/bf02887429 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 43-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Laura J. Moriarty ◽

James E. Williams

Keyword(s):

Social Disorganization ◽

Property Crime ◽

Routine Activities ◽

Routine Activities Theory ◽

Crime Victimization ◽

The Relationship

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Alcohol outlets and child physical abuse and neglect: applying routine activities theory to the study of child maltreatment.

Journal of Studies on Alcohol ◽

10.15288/jsa.2004.65.586 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 65 (5) ◽

pp. 586-592 ◽

Cited By ~ 100

Author(s):

Bridget Freisthler ◽

Lorraine T Midanik ◽

Paul J Gruenewald

Keyword(s):

Child Maltreatment ◽

Physical Abuse ◽

Routine Activities ◽

Child Physical Abuse ◽

Routine Activities Theory ◽

Alcohol Outlets ◽

Abuse And Neglect

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Symptoms of Alcohol Dependence Predict Suicide Ideation Among Alaskan Undergraduates

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000373 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 232-235 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Christopher R. DeCou ◽

Monica C. Skewes

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Alcohol Dependence ◽

Suicide Ideation ◽

Alcohol Problems ◽

Future Research ◽

Causal Mechanism ◽

Students At Risk ◽

The Relationship ◽

Alcohol Related Problems

Abstract. Background: Previous research has demonstrated an association between alcohol-related problems and suicidal ideation (SI). Aims: The present study evaluated, simultaneously, alcohol consequences and symptoms of alcohol dependence as predictors of SI after adjusting for depressive symptoms and alcohol consumption. Method: A sample of 298 Alaskan undergraduates completed survey measures, including the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire, the Short Alcohol Dependence Data Questionnaire, and the Beck Depression Inventory – II. The association between alcohol problems and SI status was evaluated using sequential logistic regression. Results: Symptoms of alcohol dependence (OR = 1.88, p < .05), but not alcohol-related consequences (OR = 1.01, p = .95), emerged as an independent predictor of SI status above and beyond depressive symptoms (OR = 2.39, p < .001) and alcohol consumption (OR = 1.08, p = .39). Conclusion: Alcohol dependence symptoms represented a unique risk for SI relative to alcohol-related consequences and alcohol consumption. Future research should examine the causal mechanism behind the relationship between alcohol dependence and suicidality among university students. Assessing the presence of dependence symptoms may improve the accuracy of identifying students at risk of SI.

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