This paper explores crime risk within and around major transit systems, specifically by investigating theft of personal property offences on the London Underground. The majority studies to date have examined above ground, predominantly at stations, although some compared this with in nearby surrounding areas. study is unique extends analysis during journeys below ground. location such often unknown, only discovered victim sometime after event. A new technique termed Interstitial Crime...

A fairly robust body of evidence suggests that hotspots policing is an effective crime prevention strategy. In this paper, we present contradictory a backfiring effect. randomized controlled trial, aimed at reducing and disorder, London's 'hottest' 102 bus-stops were targeted. Double patrol teams Metropolitan Police Service uniformed officers visited the stops three times per shift (12:00–20:00), 5-times week, for duration 15 min, over 6 month period. Crucially, arrived departed bus stop on...

‘Addiopizzo’ ( Goodbye protection money ) is a grassroots anti-mafia movement based in Palermo that stresses the individual consumer's responsibility for maintaining Sicilian mafia's pizzo system. If you purchase products from business pays are indirectly supporting mafia. By encouraging Palermitans to buy ‘pizzo-free’ businesses, Addiopizzo uses purchasing power of consumer fight organised crime. The community businesses small but steadily growing whilst number critical consumers pledging...

‘Addiopizzo’ (Goodbye protection money) is a grassroots anti-mafia movement based in Palermo that stresses the individual consumer's responsibility for maintaining Sicilian mafia's pizzo system. If you purchase products from business pays are indirectly supporting mafia. By encouraging Palermitans to buy ‘pizzo-free’ businesses, Addiopizzo uses purchasing power of consumer fight organised crime. The community businesses small but steadily growing whilst number critical consumers pledging...