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near repeat: a standalone construct

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near repeat1 CONSTRUCTNear repeatTOWNSLEY ET AL. · 2003

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Criminology

Nearby targets face a brief raised risk

The near-repeat phenomenon is the finding that after a crime at one location, nearby locations face a raised risk for a short time afterward, as if the risk is briefly contagious across space. Townsley, Homel, and Chaseling's 2003 Infectious burglaries: A test of the near repeat hypothesis showed that burglaries cluster not just at repeatedly hit addresses but among neighbours shortly after an initial break-in. The construct extends repeat victimization from the same target to its surroundings and underpins predictive and preventive policing around recent crime sites.[1]

Unit
The elevated, time-limited risk at locations near a recent crime
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Detected with space-time clustering tests comparing observed near-in-time, near-in-space pairs against chance

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References

  1. Townsley, M., Homel, R., & Chaseling, J. (2003). Infectious burglaries: A test of the near repeat hypothesis. British Journal of Criminology, 43(3), 615–633. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/43.3.615

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