Contents
Acknowledgments xi
1 Overview 1
2 Three Core Community Crime Sequences 25
3 Spatial Scaling I: Relevance and Conceptual Importance 69
4 Spatial Scaling II: Metatheorizing about Community-Crime Linkages 102
5 Spatial Scaling III: Understanding Place Criminology and Hot Spots 120
6 Temporal Scaling I: Cycles and Changes 146
7 Temporal Scaling II: A Temporally Dynamic Metamodel 173
8 Ecological Indicators: Model Comparisons and Establishing Meaning 203
9 Selectivity Bias: Metamodels, Selection Effects, and Neighborhood Effects 224
10 Integration and Metatheoretical Concerns: Is Progress Possible? 256
About the Online Appendices 267
Notes 269
References 283
Index 325
About the Author 329