CONTENTS -- 1 - Introduction to the Research -- Introduction -- Importance of Research -- 2 - Community Crime Patterns -- Introduction -- Ecological Theory -- Community-level Scholarship -- 3 - High Crime Areas & Opportunity Structures -- Introduction -- Opportunity Literature -- Pattern Theory -- Hot Spots -- Repeat Victimization -- 4 - Micro/Site-level Crime Patterns -- Introduction -- Site-level Scholarship -- 5 - A Multi-level Investigation of Auto Theft -- Community-level Research -- Site-level Research -- 6 - A Community-level Investigation of Auto Theft -- Introduction -- The Models -Auto Theft in Lexington-Fayette -- 7 - A Site-level Investigation of Auto Theft -- Introduction -- Database Description -- 8 - Discussion of the Relevance of the Environment on Auto Theft -- Community-level Discussion -- Site-level Discussion -- 9 - Discussion of the Limitations to Studying the Effects of the Environment on Auto Theft -- Introduction -- City Selection -- Community-level Analysis -- Site-level Analysis -- Review of Limitations -- 10 - Policy Implications: Studying the Effects of the Environment on Crime -- Lessons -- Practical Issues -- Using W.A.L.L.S. and the Opportunity Structure for other Crimes -- The Future of Geographic Analyses -- The Future of Crime Prevention -- References -- Index.