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Sexual Abuse And Assault Against Minors: A Spatial Application Of Routine Activity Theory, John Ropp
Sexual Abuse And Assault Against Minors: A Spatial Application Of Routine Activity Theory, John Ropp
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
Recent advances in criminological theory have changed the way we approach age-old questions of criminality. Routine activity theory, hotspots analyses, and spatial-statistical models have become popular methods of investigating criminal phenomena. This study tests the applicability of spatial analyses and routine activity theory by examining the relationship between a geographically-measured lack of guardianship composite score and the occurrence of child sexual abuse (CSA) and sexual assault perpetrated against minors (SAAM). Moran’s I, single kernel interpolation, dual kernel interpolation, and spatial lag regression are used as methods of analysis for this study. Strong evidence of spatial clustering is observed and a …