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Journal Article 1: Bennett, T., & Brookman, F. (2009). The role of violence in street crime: A qualitative study of violent offenders. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 53, 617–633.
Abstract: Studies on the motivation for violent street crime, such as robbery and assault, have tended to draw on either the rational choice or the subcultural perspective. This study explores the extent to which violence on the street can be explained by rational factors associated with the successful commission of the offence or social factors related to street culture. The study is based on qualitative interviews with 55 violent street offenders who were serving sentences for street robbery and assault in six prisons in the United Kingdom. The findings, based on accounts of 101 incidents of street violence, identified four main explanations for street violence: (a) successful offence enactment, (b) buzz and excitement, (c) status and honor, and (d) informal justice. The article concludes that there might be benefits in combining the insights of both perspectives by generating an integrated theory that would properly explain both the rational and the seemingly irrational components of street violence.

Journal Article 2: Deslauriers-Varin, N., & Beauregard, E. (2010). Victims' routine activities and sex offenders' target selection scripts: A latent class analysis. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 22, 315–342.
Abstract: This study investigates target selection scripts of 72 serial sex offenders who have committed a total of 361 sex crimes on stranger victims. Using latent class analysis, three target selection scripts were identified based on the victim’s activities prior to the crime, each presenting two different tracks: (1) the Home script, which includes the (a) intrusion track and the (b) invited track, (2) the Outdoor script, which includes the (a) noncoercivetrack and the (b) coercive track, and (3) the Social script, which includes the (a) onsitetrack and the (b) off-site track. The scripts identified appeared to be used by both sexual aggressors of children and sexual aggressors of adults. In addition, a high proportion of crime switching was found among the identified scripts, with half of the 72 offenders switching scripts at least once. The theoretical relevance of these target selection scripts and their practical implications for situational crime prevention strategies are discussed.

Journal Article 3: Kautt, P.M., & Roncek, D.W. (2007). Schools as criminal "hot spots": primary, secondary, and beyond. Criminal Justice Review, 32, 339–357.
Abstract: Americans are deeply concerned about crime. Increasing crime problems in America's schools and expanding youth involvement in crime are two reasons. These trends should be linked to criminological developments regarding crime incidents and the places where they occur. Routine Activities Theory emphasizes the conditions and locations where crime occurs. Research also indicates crime is concentrated in small areas called “hot spots,” often centered on locations integral to the offender's routine activities. Schools are one focal point for the routine activities of youth. Accordingly, using Tobit analysis of block-level burglary rates, this research examines the importance of different types of schools as focal points of acquisitive crime.