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cord-346050-ssv1arr1	Hodgkinson, Tarah	Show me a man or a woman alone and I'll show you a saint: Changes in the frequency of criminal incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic	2020-06-20		.txt	text/plain	7113	353	54	This creates an opportunity to explore the preliminary effects of this lockdown on crime trends in one of Canada's major cities, with the intention of determining if the shift in opportunity structures have changed crime trends and to improve planning for safety and crime prevention for potential further outbreaks of the pandemic and future exceptional events. Opportunity theories, such as routine activities theory, would predict that during an exceptional event, crime rates will both increase and decrease depending on the crime type and the shift in opportunity structure (Leither et al., 2011) . Routine activity theory argues that in order for a crime event to occur, a suitable target, a motivated offender, and the lack of a capable guardian need to come together in time and space (Cohen & Felson, 1979) .	./cache/cord-346050-ssv1arr1.txt	./txt/cord-346050-ssv1arr1.txt