Melanie Flynn
@animalcrim.bsky.social
AKA Crimtweets. Senior Lecturer Criminology & Associate Dean for Research. Nonhuman animal victimology, vegan criminology, environmental justice, crime analysis, crime prevention, evidence based policing, spatial crime concentrations, routine activities.
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July 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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6. More research is needed, exploring MO, geographic patterns, and dog characteristics.
Next paper: Dogs as victims of abduction - assessing the impacts. Watch this space!
Next paper: Dogs as victims of abduction - assessing the impacts. Watch this space!
July 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
6. More research is needed, exploring MO, geographic patterns, and dog characteristics.
Next paper: Dogs as victims of abduction - assessing the impacts. Watch this space!
Next paper: Dogs as victims of abduction - assessing the impacts. Watch this space!
2. Thefts increased as opportunity increased - more dogs, higher prices.
3. More likely to occur during summer months and in the home/garden.
4. Very low number of detections.
5. Rational choice and routine activity seem to be good explanatory approaches.
#dogtheft #dogabduction
3. More likely to occur during summer months and in the home/garden.
4. Very low number of detections.
5. Rational choice and routine activity seem to be good explanatory approaches.
#dogtheft #dogabduction
July 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
2. Thefts increased as opportunity increased - more dogs, higher prices.
3. More likely to occur during summer months and in the home/garden.
4. Very low number of detections.
5. Rational choice and routine activity seem to be good explanatory approaches.
#dogtheft #dogabduction
3. More likely to occur during summer months and in the home/garden.
4. Very low number of detections.
5. Rational choice and routine activity seem to be good explanatory approaches.
#dogtheft #dogabduction
Written with John Walliss (Derby) and @drdanielallen.bsky.social the key messages are:
1. There was an increase in reported dog thefts during the pandemic, but this doesn't seem to be directly related to lockdown.
#dogtheft #dogabduction #animalharm #animalvictimology #greencriminology
1. There was an increase in reported dog thefts during the pandemic, but this doesn't seem to be directly related to lockdown.
#dogtheft #dogabduction #animalharm #animalvictimology #greencriminology
July 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Written with John Walliss (Derby) and @drdanielallen.bsky.social the key messages are:
1. There was an increase in reported dog thefts during the pandemic, but this doesn't seem to be directly related to lockdown.
#dogtheft #dogabduction #animalharm #animalvictimology #greencriminology
1. There was an increase in reported dog thefts during the pandemic, but this doesn't seem to be directly related to lockdown.
#dogtheft #dogabduction #animalharm #animalvictimology #greencriminology
We also see this dude.
June 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We also see this dude.