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Tillyer, M. S. (2015). General Multilevel Opportunity and Crime Events. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 31(1), 107-121.

Abstract: General multilevel opportunity theory draws from a range of existing opportunity theories that collectively account for variation in criminal opportunity across various levels of analysis. The theory, which is inclusive in its conceptualization of criminal opportunity, specifies macro- and micro-influences and their interactive effects. There is a growing body of multilevel victimization research that supports the propositions of the theory. To date, however, general multilevel opportunity theory has been underutilized as a theory of crime events and situational prevention. This article describes general multilevel opportunity theory, reviews its empirical status, and offers new extensions and applications of the theory for crime-event research and situational prevention.

Question to consider

What are the macro and micro theories and how do they relate to the general multilevel opportunity theory?