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Ratcliffe, Jerry. "A temporal constraint theory to explain opportunity-based spatial offending patterns" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Royal York, Toronto, <Not Available>. 2009-10-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p32140_index.html>

Ratcliffe, J. "A temporal constraint theory to explain opportunity-based spatial offending patterns" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Royal York, Toronto <Not Available>. 2009-10-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p32140_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: This paper will examine the evidence supporting the notion that a proportion of offending is driven by the availability of opportunities presented in the routine activities of offenders’ lives. It then proceeds to summarize Miller’s (2005) time measurement theory in order to describe a basic language with which to discuss the movement of people through time and space. Armed with a notation for space-time interactions, the paper explores the criminological implications of temporal constraints as a mechanism to explain a number of key concepts from environmental criminology. It is hypothesized here that the temporal constraints of daily life are the main cause of unfamiliarity with areas beyond the offender’s immediate least-distance path. As a result, temporal constraints, in conjunction with the locations of offender nodes, are a major determinant in spatio-temporal patterns of property crime. The paper suggests that the constraints imposed by a need to be at a certain place at a certain time inhibit criminal behavior and the spatial search patterns of many offenders, and this insight has implications for criminal justice policy.

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