caa a22 4500 463170849 CHVBK 20180406164812.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10940-006-9021-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10940-006-9021-z Groff Elizabeth Institute for Law and Justice, 1018 Duke Street, 28314, Alexandria, VA, USA aut Simulation for Theory Testing and Experimentation: An Example Using Routine Activity Theory and Street Robbery [Elektronische Daten] [Elizabeth Groff] Achieving a better understanding of the crime event in its spatio-temporal context is an important research area in criminology with major implications for improving policy and developing effective crime prevention strategies. However, significant barriers related to data and methods exist for conducting this type of research. The research requires micro-level data about individual behavior that is difficult to obtain and methods capable of modeling the dynamic, spatio-temporal interaction of offenders, victims, and potential guardians at the micro level. This paper presents simulation modeling as a method for addressing these challenges. Specifically, agent-based modeling, when integrated with geographic information systems, offers the ability to model individual behavior within a real environment. The method is demonstrated by operationalizing and testing routine activity theory as it applies to the crime of street robbery. Model results indicate strong support for the basic premise of routine activity theory; as time spent away from home increases, crime will increase. The strength of the method is in providing a research platform for translating theory into models that can be discussed, shared, tested and enhanced with the goal of building scientific knowledge. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2007 Theory testing nationallicence Simulation nationallicence Agent-based models nationallicence Geographic information systems nationallicence Experiment nationallicence Journal of Quantitative Criminology Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; http://www.springer-ny.com 23/2(2007-06-01), 75-103 0748-4518 23:2<75 2007 23 10940 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-006-9021-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-006-9021-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Groff Elizabeth Institute for Law and Justice, 1018 Duke Street, 28314, Alexandria, VA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Quantitative Criminology Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; http://www.springer-ny.com 23/2(2007-06-01), 75-103 0748-4518 23:2<75 2007 23 10940 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer