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Criminology and Criminal Justice
Electronic device theft; environmental criminology; hot products; transit crime
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Apple Picking: The Rise Of Electronic Device Thefts In Boston Subways, Kendra Gentry
Apple Picking: The Rise Of Electronic Device Thefts In Boston Subways, Kendra Gentry
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As mobile technology advances and the demand for WiFi and phone coverage increases, electronic device theft is becoming an international problem in metropolitan public transportation systems. Using transit police reports, this dissertation applies crime opportunity theories to understand which factors increased electronic device theft in Boston subway stations from 2003-2011.
This approach addresses previous studies regarding crime on public transportation, robbery and larceny on subways and electronic device theft - as none have focused on this problem as the theft of a "hot product" within a "hot environment." Negative binomial regression, crime script analysis, sign tests and temporal pattern identification …