Crime opportunity theory: the state of the art.

IF 2.2 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Crime Science Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-22 DOI:10.1186/s40163-026-00275-z

Graham Farrell, Nick Tilley

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Abstract

The 1976 monograph Crime as Opportunity initiated a paradigm for how crime and criminality should be understood and controlled. Here we define a crime opportunity as any situation in which the benefits of committing crime outweigh the costs, and group crime opportunity-related theories and concepts under the banner of crime opportunity theory. The study details how reducing crime opportunities has proven successful locally for many different crime types, and how reducing crime opportunities has emerged as the leading explanation for the international crime drop. It concludes that crime opportunity theory should be the principal reference point for explaining and preventing crime and criminality.

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犯罪机会理论：最新进展。

1976年的专著《作为机会的犯罪》开创了如何理解和控制犯罪和犯罪行为的范式。在这里，我们将犯罪机会定义为犯罪的收益大于成本的任何情况，以及在犯罪机会理论的旗帜下与群体犯罪机会相关的理论和概念。该研究详细说明了减少犯罪机会如何在许多不同类型的犯罪中被证明是成功的，以及减少犯罪机会如何成为国际犯罪率下降的主要原因。认为犯罪机会理论应该成为解释和预防犯罪和犯罪行为的主要参考点。

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来源期刊

Crime Science Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

CiteScore

11.90

自引率

8.20%

发文量

审稿时长

13 weeks

期刊介绍： Crime Science is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal with an applied focus. The journal''s main focus is on research articles and systematic reviews that reflect the growing cooperation among a variety of fields, including environmental criminology, economics, engineering, geography, public health, psychology, statistics and urban planning, on improving the detection, prevention and understanding of crime and disorder. Crime Science will publish theoretical articles that are relevant to the field, for example, approaches that integrate theories from different disciplines. The goal of the journal is to broaden the scientific base for the understanding, analysis and control of crime and disorder. It is aimed at researchers, practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in crime reduction. It will also publish short contributions on timely topics including crime patterns, technological advances for detection and prevention, and analytical techniques, and on the crime reduction applications of research from a wide range of fields. Crime Science publishes research articles, systematic reviews, short contributions and theoretical articles. While Crime Science uses the APA reference style, the journal welcomes submissions using alternative reference styles on a case-by-case basis.