Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2015
Publisher
Elsevier
Source Publication
Social Science Research
Source ISSN
0049-089X
Original Item ID
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.01.011
Abstract
We estimated spatially lagged regression and spatial regime models to determine if the variation in total, on-premise, and off-premise alcohol outlet density is related to robbery density, while controlling for direct and moderating effects of social disorganization. Results suggest that the relationship between alcohol outlet density and robbery density is sensitive to the measurement of social disorganization levels. Total alcohol outlet density and off-premise alcohol outlet density were significantly associated with robbery density when social disorganization variables were included separately in the models. However, when social disorganization levels were captured as a four item index, only the association between off-premise alcohol outlets and robbery density remained significant. More work is warranted in identifying the role of off-premise alcohol outlets and their characteristics in robbery incidents.
Recommended Citation
Snowden, Aleksandra J. and Freiburger, Tina L., "Alcohol Outlets, Social Disorganization, and Robberies: Accounting for Neighborhood Characteristics and Alcohol Outlet Types" (2015). Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 311.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/socs_fac/311
Comments
Accepted version. Social Science Research, Vol. 51 (May 2015): 145-162. DOI.
Aleksandra Snowden was affiliated with University of Wisconsin Milwaukee at the time of publication.