Seasonal Variation in Violent Victimization: Opportunity and the Annual Rhythm of the School Calendar

TY - JOUR

T1 - Seasonal Variation in Violent Victimization: Opportunity and the Annual Rhythm of the School Calendar

AU - Carbone-López, Kristin

AU - Lauritsen, Janet L.

N1 - Kristin Carbone-Lopez Janet Lauritsen This study draws on an underused source of data on seasonality-victim surveys-to assess whether violent crime occurs with greater frequency during summer months or whether it simply becomes known to police more often, and to examine the extent to which seasonal patterns in violent crime are differentiated based on victim characteristics and location of crime.

PY - 2013/9/1

Y1 - 2013/9/1

UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10940-012-9184-8

U2 - 10.1007/s10940-012-9184-8

DO - 10.1007/s10940-012-9184-8

M3 - Article

VL - 29

JO - Journal of Quantitative Criminology

JF - Journal of Quantitative Criminology

ER -