Christopher Contreras
Biographic Data
| ID | 3697841 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Contreras |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Contreras |
| SIGNATURE | CONTRERAS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2418-3847 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Social Strain or Self-Control
Neighborhoods and Health
In this paper, I applied criminological theory to the epidemiological understanding of health-related deviant behavior such as problematic drug use. To that end, I built and subsequently tested an epidemiological model informed by macro-level criminological theory that helped explain the spatial distribution of accidental drug deaths across neighborhoods in a heavily suburban area (i.e. unincorporated Miami-Dade County, FL), analyzing toxicology …
Occupational crimes in casinos
Neighborhood Walkability and Crime
We draw on theoretical insights from criminology in using the Walk Score index to analyze walkability’s relationship to spatial crime patterns on Los Angeles city blocks. Results from our first set of negative binomial regression models show that walkability had an especially strong linear effect on robbery rates: a 24% increase in the robbery rate accompanied a 10-point increase in Walk Score on a block, controlling for the effects of local busi…
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Neighborhood Walkability and Crime
We draw on theoretical insights from criminology in using the Walk Score index to analyze walkability’s relationship to spatial crime patterns on Los Angeles city blocks. Results from our first set of negative binomial regression models show that walkability had an especially strong linear effect on robbery rates: a 24% increase in the robbery rate accompanied a 10-point increase in Walk Score on a block, controlling for the effects of local busi…
Occupational crimes in casinos
Neighborhoods and Health
In this paper, I applied criminological theory to the epidemiological understanding of health-related deviant behavior such as problematic drug use. To that end, I built and subsequently tested an epidemiological model informed by macro-level criminological theory that helped explain the spatial distribution of accidental drug deaths across neighborhoods in a heavily suburban area (i.e. unincorporated Miami-Dade County, FL), analyzing toxicology …
Social Strain or Self-Control
Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Built environment (1 works) · Business (1 works) · China (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works)