Access to full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter. Journal articles can act as an ideal resource to help support your assignments and studies.

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Article 1: McCluskey, J.D. (April 2013). A Comparison of Robbers’ Use of Physical Coercion in Commercial and Street Robberies. Crime & Delinquency 59(3), 419-442.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What are all seven hypotheses presented by the author trying to achieve? What does the author want to know?
2. What was unique about this study’s findings regarding resistance’s relationship with physical coercion in robberies?
3. Describe the differences and similarities between commercial and street robberies.

Article 2: Bernasco, W., & Block, R. (February 2011). Robberies in Chicago: A Block-Level Analysis of the Influence of Crime Generators, Crime Attractors, and Offender Anchor Points. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 48(1), 33-57.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. How does a geographical understanding of crime (through crime generators, crime attractors, and offender anchor points) enhance our understanding of where street robberies typically occur?
2. What other crime attractors and crime generators for street robberies were not included in this study?
3. According to this study, where do street robberies typically occur in Chicago?