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Repeat and near-repeat victimization in Campinas, Brazil: new explanations from the Global South

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Criminological research has consistently found that crime clusters in both space and time. A subset of this research has investigated repeat victimization (same victim re-victimized within a short period of time) and near-repeat victimization (places near the original victimization are at risk of victimization within a short period of time). Generally speaking, this research has found that repeat victimization occurs within a short time frame and near-repeat victimization occurs within a short distance and a short time frame. We contribute to this literature through an investigation of repeat and near-repeat victimization in a large Brazilian city. Studying five crime types we find strong support for repeat and near-repeat victimization, but the magnitude varies by crime type.

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  1. We also undertook sensitivity analyses modifying these bandwidths. No qualitatively different results emerged.

  2. See local media news: <http://g1.globo.com/sp/campinas-regiao/noticia/2012/09/casos-de-assaltos-condominios-crescem-83-em-campinas-e-regiao.html> and <http://g1.globo.com/sp/campinas-regiao/jornal-da-eptv/videos/v/casos-de-roubos-e-furtos-a-apartamentos-aumenta-na-regiao-de-campinas/3036199/ Accessed 14 October 2016.

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Acknowledgements

The lead author gratefully acknowledges support from the following Brazilian sources: Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)—Grant Reference 99999.014576/2013-09—and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)—Grant Reference 140310/2013-4.

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  1. Department of Geography, University of Campinas and Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies, Simon Fraser University, 51 João Pandiá Calógeras St., Campinas, SP, 13083-870, Brazil

    Silas Nogueira de Melo

  2. School of Criminology and Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive Burnaby, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada

    Martin A. Andresen

  3. Department of Geography, University of Campinas, 51 João Pandiá Calógeras St., Campinas, SP, 13083-870, Brazil

    Lindon Fonseca Matias

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de Melo, S.N., Andresen, M.A. & Matias, L.F. Repeat and near-repeat victimization in Campinas, Brazil: new explanations from the Global South. Secur J 31, 364–380 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41284-017-0105-2

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