Exploring directional consistency in offending : The case of residential burglary in The Hague
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Many aspects of human behavior are remarkably stable across times, places, and situations. Repetition and predictability also characterizes our geographical behavior. Prior research has confirmed that criminal behavior is no exception. Offenders tend to recidivate, and recidivists tend to be behaviorally consistent in many aspects, including geographical ones. The present study assesses directional consistency in offending. It reviews the literature on directional consistency. It proposes an improved measure of directional consistency, and empirically uses this measure to explore directional consistency amongst a set of 268 burglars in The Hague.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012