Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-18-2018
Publication Title
Crime & Delinquency
Volume
65
Issue
11
First Page
1537
Last Page
1569
Abstract
Although massage parlors have been associated with illicit activities including prostitution, less is known about their association with neighborhood crime. Employing the Computer Automated Dispatch/Record Management System (CAD/RMS), online user review, licensing, Census, and zoning data, we examine the impact of massage parlors on crime in their surrounding neighborhoods. Using spatial autoregressive models, our results indicate the total number of massage parlors was associated with increased social disorder. The presence of illicit massage parlors in adjacent neighborhoods was associated with crime and physical disorder in the focal neighborhoods. This study has consequences for how police address crime associated with massage parlors. Specifically, the use of online user review forums could be an effective way to identify illicit massage parlors. Recommendations for policing and code enforcement are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Huff, J., Wallace, D., Riggs, C., Katz, C.M., & Choate, D. (2018, July 18). Examining the association between massage parlors and neighborhood crime. Crime & Delinquency, 65(11), 1537-1569. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128718787154
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Sage in Crime & Delinquency on July 18, 2018, available online: https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128718787154
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