THE DETERRENT EFFECT OF TERRORIST INCIDENTS ON THE RATES OF LUGGAGE THEFT IN RAILWAY AND UNDERGROUND STATIONS

The study reported here considers the deterrent effect of terrorist incidents on the rates of luggage theft in railway and underground stations. We selected for our task a well-publicized major terrorist incident that took place on 18 February 1991. The analysis of the data shows that in the periods...

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Published in:British journal of criminology 1997, Vol.37 (1), p.63-74
Main Authors: TRIVIZAS, EUGENE, SMITH, PHILIP T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Behavior deterrence
Crime
Crime Prevention
Criminal arrests
Criminal sentencing
Criminal sociology. Police. Delinquency. Deviance. Suicide
Criminals
Criminology
Deterrence
England
Factors
Larceny
Local transit
Luggage
Offenders
Police
Public Transportation
Railroad stations
Railroad terminals
Railroads
Social aspects
Sociology
Sociology of law and criminology
Subways
Terrorism
Theft
Thieves
Trains
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Summary:The study reported here considers the deterrent effect of terrorist incidents on the rates of luggage theft in railway and underground stations. We selected for our task a well-publicized major terrorist incident that took place on 18 February 1991. The analysis of the data shows that in the periods immediately following the terrorist incident there was a sharp but short-lasting decline in the number of cases of luggage theft. This indicates that either increased police vigilance, or the fear of potential thieves that items of luggage might contain explosives, produces a definite if short-lived deterrent effect.
ISSN:0007-0955
1464-3529
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a014150