Objectives:

To determine whether criminogenic “edges,” as defined by crime pattern theory, exist at points of sharp contrast of socioeconomic status (SES).

Methods:

The study uses a quasi-experimental design with pattern matching logic. A series of negative binomial regression models separately examine five different crimes with an economic incentive as dependent variables, and five crimes without an economic incentive as nonequivalent dependent variables, to determine whether census block groups of predominantly and comparatively higher SES than the wider surrounding area experience greater reported rational crime than would otherwise be expected.

Results:

The census block groups of comparatively higher SES located within and/or near areas of predominantly lower SES experienced one of the five crimes with an economic incentive, robberies by firearm, 40 percent more frequently than would otherwise be expected.

Conclusions:

The study’s findings are partially consistent with its hypothesis, which is grounded in crime pattern, rational choice, routine activities, and social disorganization theories. The findings encourage future research that may extend the definition of an “edge” under crime pattern theory as well as research at the intersection of criminological theories.

中文翻译：

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社会经济边缘效应：在社会经济对比强烈的小范围内的理性犯罪

目标：

为了确定犯罪模式理论所定义的致犯罪“边缘”是否存在于社会经济地位（SES）的鲜明对比中。

方法：

该研究使用具有模式匹配逻辑的准实验设计。一系列负二项式回归模型分别检查了五种以经济诱因为因变量的犯罪和五种没有经济诱因为非等价因变量的犯罪，以确定人口普查是否阻止了主要且相对较高的SES组，而不是更广泛的周边地区经验报告的理性犯罪数量比预期的要多。

结果：

位于SES较低地区内和/或附近的SES相对较高的人口普查小组在经济诱因，枪支抢劫中比其他预期高出40％，是五种犯罪之一。

结论：

该研究的发现在一定程度上与其假说相符，该假说基于犯罪模式，理性选择，日常活动和社会无组织理论。这些发现鼓励了未来的研究，这些研究可能会扩展犯罪模式理论下的“边缘”定义以及犯罪学理论的交集。