The Influence of Planned Aggression on the Journey to Homicide: An Examination Across Typology Classifications

Nicholas Corsaro, Jesenia Pizarro-Terrill, Jillian Shafer

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    Abstract

    We assessed the impact of planned aggression across homicide mobility types in Newark, New Jersey, from 1997 through 2007. Homicides where offenders traveled to victims’ resident/incident locales were more likely to involve aggressive intent, whereas homicides where victims traversed to offender/incident locales were less likely to involve planned aggression. Planned aggression was unrelated to geographically proximate (internal) homicides as well as geographically distinct (total mobility) homicides. Study findings show that routine activities and situational characteristics are not only important in explaining homicide patterns but also demonstrate that planned aggression meaningfully contributes to the routine activities and environmental criminology frameworks under specific geographic conditions.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)179-198
    Number of pages20
    JournalHomicide Studies
    Volume21
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Aug 1 2017

    Keywords

    • environmental criminology
    • mobility triangle typologies
    • planned aggression
    • routine activities

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
    • Psychology (miscellaneous)
    • Law

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