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Lemieux, Andrew Michael. Risks of violence in major daily activities United States, 2003-2005. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3HX1CBG

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TitleRisks of violence in major daily activities United States, 2003-2005
NameLemieux, Andrew Michael (author); Felson, Marcus (chair); Clarke, Ronald (internal member); Caplan, Joel (internal member); Bichler, Gisela (outside member); Rutgers University; Graduate School - Newark
Date Created2011
Other Date2011-01 (degree)
SubjectCriminal Justice, Criminology--United States, Criminal statistics--United States, Crime--Risk assessment--United States, Violence--Forecasting
Extentxiii, 535 p. : ill.
DescriptionThe routine activity approach, lifestyle perspective, and environmental criminology, all argue the risk of violence is not distributed evenly across time and space. This dissertation quantifies the risk of violence for different activities and types of place. Using data from the National Crime Victimization Survey and American Time Use Survey, activity- and place-specific rates of violence are calculated to determine (a) which activity or type of place is the most dangerous, (b) the relative risk of activities and types of place, and (c) how activity- and place-specific risks vary between demographic subgroups. Time-based rates are used to account for the reality that Americans do not spend equal amounts of time in activities and types of place. The activity-specific analysis showed sleeping was the safest activity in America; going to and from school was the most dangerous. The risk of violence during the school commute is 285 times higher than it is while sleeping. The place-specific analysis indicated home was the safest place to be while the street was the most dangerous; the risk of violence on the street was 51 times higher than it was at home. When rates of violence were calculated for demographic subgroups of the American population, the race and sex of individuals were found to have little effect on the risk of violence. Age was the only demographic variable included in the analysis that had substantial impact on the risk of victimization in different activities and types of place. These findings indicate crime prevention strategies cannot neglect the role lifestyles play in an individual’s risk of victimization. Because the risk of violence varies greatly between activities and types of place it is inappropriate to label demographic subgroups as high risk based on the population size alone. This research indicates it is what people do, not who they are, that determines their risk of violence. Additionally, this research shows risk assessments that do not account for the transient nature of Americans in time and space can produce misleading information as to which activities and types of place are the most dangerous.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
NoteIncludes vita
NoteBy Andrew Michael Lemieux
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3HX1CBG
Languageeng
CollectionGraduate School - Newark Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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