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Autor:
B. Grant Stitt, Emmanuel Barthe
Publikováno v:
Police Practice and Research. 12:383-396
Police experiments typically study saturation patrols and crackdown initiatives in high crime areas. Similarly, some evaluation efforts focus on the efficacy of problem-solving techniques to reduce offending rates in crime hot spots. However, little
Autor:
Timothy G. Griffin, B. Grant Stitt
Publikováno v:
Critical Criminology. 18:57-72
In the United States, infamous crimes against innocent victims—especially children—have repeatedly been regarded as justice system “failures” and resulted in reactionary legislation enacted without regard to prospective negative consequences.
Autor:
B. Grant Stitt, Emmanuel Barthe
Publikováno v:
Police Practice and Research. 10:255-269
Utilizing police calls for service data this study examines the relationship between different crime hotspots across a gaming jurisdiction (Reno, Nevada). Conventional wisdom suggests that casinos play a role in the creation, maintenance, and nature
Autor:
Emmanuel Barthe, B. Grant Stitt
Publikováno v:
Journal of Crime and Justice. 30:115-140
Casino venues, according to prevailing assumptions, tend to be high crime areas. Often, they are also tourist attractions. Both of these factors may be the major contributors to the creation of “hot spots”. While previous studies have examined th
Publikováno v:
Journal of Gambling Studies. 22:413-426
Numerous studies have documented that under-age gambling is quite common. The present study employs interviews of 48 university students who gambled under-age to determine the motives and methods associated with casino gambling by minors. The informa
Publikováno v:
Public Finance Review. 34:80-100
State lotteries have been adopted by thirty-eight states, primarily as a means of funding “good causes” or closing budgetary gaps. While several studies have identified the regressive nature of lotteries and factors responsible for their expansio
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Tourism Research. 7:187-200
Casino gambling has been adopted by many communities as a means of increasing tourism and tax revenue. Casinos, however, are a controversial tourism development strategy. The present paper uses social exchange theory to examine the effects of casinos
Publikováno v:
Crime & Delinquency. 49:253-284
This study is an analysis of crime in six new casino communities and compares the crime rates to those found in six noncasino control communities. The experimental and control communities were matched on 15 socioeconomic variables. The crime rates we
Publikováno v:
Experimental Aging Research. 29:189-203
With the spread of gambling in its many forms across the American landscape the question arises as to how senior citizens have been effected. This study examines data on gambling behavior and related attitudes gathered from a random sample of communi
Publikováno v:
Tourism Economics. 8:59-75
Using survey data gathered in 1999 from eight new US casino jurisdictions, this research examines citizens' perceptions of casino gambling as a tool of economic and tourism development. In particular, the paper examines whether residents perceive tha