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Ordinary Business
Yu, Sung-suk Violet and Michael G. Maxfield (2014). Ordinary business: Impacts on commercial and residential burglary. British Journal of Criminology, 54(2), 298–320. Research on land use and burglary has focused on the presence of drinking places and other undesirable businesses. The current study examines how a variety of ordinary businesses are associated with commercial and residential burglary. We identify three characteristics of ordinary businesses: services locations (on-site or off-site), volume of transactions (higher to lower) and clientele (neighbourhood or beyond). Businesses providing services or products on-site, used frequently and serving neighbourhood residents displayed strong associations with increased risks of victimization. Findings demonstrate the…