eprintid: 1434106
rev_number: 37
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datestamp: 2014-07-07 21:39:05
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creators_name: Johnson, SD
creators_name: Guerette, RT
creators_name: Bowers, K
title: Crime displacement: what we know, what we don't know, and what it means for crime reduction
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B04
divisions: C05
divisions: F52
keywords: Crime displacement, Situational crime prevention, Crime reduction, Diffusion of benefits, Problem-oriented policing, Crime patterns, Focused policing
note: © The Author(s) 2014. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which
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are credited.
abstract: Objectives
If offending were simply displaced following (often spatially) focused crime reduction initiatives, the continued expenditure of resources on this approach to crime reduction would be pointless. The aims of this article were to: critically appraise the current body of displacement research; identify gaps in understanding; articulate an agenda for future research; and to consider the implications of the accumulated findings for practitioners, evaluators, and policy makers.
Methods
First, we review existing criminological theory regarding crime displacement and the alternative perspective—that crime prevention activity might generate a diffusion of crime control benefits. Second, we review the empirical research, focusing in particular on the findings of existing systematic reviews. Third, we consider the types of displacement that might occur and the methodological approaches employed to study them.
Results
Theoretical and empirical research suggests that displacement is far from inevitable and that a diffusion of crime control benefit is at least as likely. However, some forms of displacement have not been adequately studied.
Conclusion
Existing research suggests that successful crime reduction interventions often have a positive impact on crime that extends beyond the direct recipients of a particular project. However, current understanding of crime displacement and how benefits might diffuse remains incomplete. Consequently, to inform an agenda for future research, we derive a typology of methodological issues associated with studying displacement, along with suggestions as to how they might be addressed
date: 2014-12
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11292-014-9209-4
vfaculties: VENG
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
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elements_source: WoS-Lite
elements_id: 960762
doi: 10.1007/s11292-014-9209-4
lyricists_name: Bowers, Kate
lyricists_name: Johnson, Shane
lyricists_id: KBOWE16
lyricists_id: SJOHN86
full_text_status: public
publication: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY
volume: 10
number: 4
pagerange: 549 - 571
issn: 1573-3750
citation:        Johnson, SD;    Guerette, RT;    Bowers, K;      (2014)    Crime displacement: what we know, what we don't know, and what it means for crime reduction.                   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY , 10  (4)   549 - 571.    10.1007/s11292-014-9209-4 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-014-9209-4>.       Green open access   
 
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