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Routine Activity Theory

Routine Activity Theory is a criminological framework that posits crime occurs when a motivated offender, a suitable target, and the absence of a capable guardian converge in space and time, distinguishing it from other theories by focusing on situational factors rather than offender characteristics.

248

Publications

38.6K

Citations

458

Authors

224

Institutions

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2017–2026

63

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248

Social Change and Crime Rate Trends: A Routine Activity Approach

Lawrence E. Cohen, Marcus Felson · American Sociological Review · 1979 · 8.5K citations

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HOT SPOTS OF PREDATORY CRIME: ROUTINE ACTIVITIES AND THE CRIMINOLOGY OF PLACE*

Lawrence W. Sherman, Patrick R. Gartin, Michael E. Buerger · Criminology · 1989 · 2.1K citations

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Routine Activities and Individual Deviant Behavior

D. Wayne Osgood, Janet K. Wilson, Patrick M. O’Malley et al. · American Sociological Review · 1996 · 1.5K citations

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Situational Crime Prevention

Ronald V. Clarke · Crime and Justice · 1995 · 1K citations

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Pengi: an implementation of a theory of activity

Philip E. Agre, David Chapman · National Conference on Artificial Intelligence · 1987 · 877 citations

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Authors

458

  1. EE
    Elizabeth Ehrhardt Mustaine

    University of Central Florida, United States

    10 publications · 1K citations

    10

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  2. RT
    Richard Tewksbury

    University of Louisville, United States

    9 publications · 1K citations

    9

    h-index

  3. MA
    Martin A. Andresen

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    7 publications · 767 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. KC
    Kyung-Shick Choi

    Bridgewater State University, United States

    6 publications · 498 citations

    6

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  5. MF
    Marcus Felson

    Texas State University, United States

    6 publications · 10.1K citations

    6

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1–5 of 458

Institutions

224

  1. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    12 h-index

    19 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. University of Central Florida

    Orlando, United States

    10 h-index

    12 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. University of Louisville

    Louisville, United States

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    782 citations

  4. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. Florida International University

    Miami, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    873 citations

  6. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    946 citations

  7. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    483 citations

  8. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. Criminology

    12 publications · 4.8K citations

    12

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  2. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

    13 publications · 2.2K citations

    12

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  3. Justice Quarterly

    JQ · 11 publications · 975 citations

    11

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  4. Deviant Behavior

    11 publications · 1.3K citations

    10

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  5. Journal of Quantitative Criminology

    8 publications · 1.2K citations

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