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Trinidad, Alexander, San Juan, Cesar and Vozmediano, Laura (2022). Environmental Conditions Associated With Youth Delinquency Events: A Temporal, Meteorological, and Contextual Perspective. Environ. Behav., 54 (3). S. 629 - 655. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1552-390X

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Abstract

Research on youth delinquency has been essential for gaining a deeper understanding of the etiology of delinquent behavior. Studies considering the environmental perspective have increased during the last decade, but relatively little attention has been paid to temporal patterns and weather conditions. The present study explores the seasonality of youth delinquency as well as the association between violent and non-violent youth offenses and temperature, rainfall, level of darkness, type of day, type of place, and companionship, using data gathered by the police along with data obtained from official weather agencies. To this end, we conducted ANOVA and contingency table analyses. Seasonality was found for non-violent crimes. Companionship, semi-public, and public places were all associated with a higher likelihood of non-violent crime, while darkness and public holidays raise the odds of violent crime to happen. No direct association was found between temperature and type of crime.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Trinidad, Alexander UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED San Juan, Cesar UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Vozmediano, Laura UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-570562
DOI:	10.1177/00139165211060521
Journal or Publication Title:	Environ. Behav.
Volume:	54
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 629 - 655
Date:	2022
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1552-390X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language LIFE-COURSE-PERSISTENT; ADOLESCENT DELINQUENCY; CRIME; TEMPERATURE; BEHAVIOR; TIME; OFFENDERS; HOMICIDE; VIOLENCE; WEATHER Multiple languages Environmental Studies; Psychology, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57056