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A collaborative effort by a team of sociologist and criminologist present a 'routine activity approach' for analyzing crime rate trends and cycles. Rather than emphasizing the characteristics of offenders, with this approach they concentrated upon the circumstances in which they carry out predatory criminal acts. Most criminal acts require convergence in space and time of likely offenders, suitable targets and absence of capable guardians against crime. This study has been written and submitted to a prestigious journal for peer review.
One reviewer raises a methodological issue following the initial reading of the manuscript. The authors summarized the distribution of crime rates for incorporated places in the United States by reporting the mean, 4,512 crimes per 100,000; and the standard deviation of 820. The reviewer comments that a graph showing the distribution as well as the full set of moment statistics should be presented.
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