As Violence Unfolds: A Space-Time Study of Situational Triggers of Violent Victimization among Urban Youth.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study clarifies three important issues regarding situational or opportunity theories of victimization: 1) whether engaging in risk activities triggers violent assault during specific, often fleeting moments, 2) how environmental settings along individuals' daily paths affect their risk of violent assault, and 3) whether situational triggers have differential effects on violent assault during the day versus night.

Methods

Using an innovative GIS-assisted interview technique, 298 young male violent assault victims in Philadelphia, PA described their activity paths over the course of the day of being assaulted. Case-crossover analyses compared each subject's exposure status at the time of assault with his own statuses earlier in the day (stratified by daytime an

SUBMITTER: Dong B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7453844 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature