Putting Crime in its Place [electronic resource] : Units of Analysis in Geographic Criminology /
Nederlands Studiecentrum Criminaliteit en Rechtshandhaving.
Weisburd, David.editor.
Bernasco, Wim.editor.
Bruinsma, Gerben.editor.
Putting Crime in its Place: Units of Analysis in Geographic Criminology focuses on the units of analysis used in geographic criminology. While crime and place studies have been a part of criminology from the early 19th century, growing interest in crime places over the last two decades demands critical reflection on the units of analysis that should form the focus of geographic analysis of crime. Should the focus be on very small units such as street addresses or street segments, or on larger aggregates such as census tracts or communities? Academic researchers, as well as practical crime analysts, are confronted routinely with the dilemma of deciding what the unit of analysis should be when reporting on trends in crime, when identifying crime hot spots or when mapping crime in cities. In place-based crime prevention, the choice of the level of aggregation plays a particularly critical role. This peer reviewed collection of essays aims to contribute to crime and place studies by making explicit the problems involved in choosing units of analysis in geographic criminology. Written by renowned experts in the field, the chapters in this book address basic academic questions, and also provide real-life examples and applications of how they are resolved in cutting-edge research. Crime analysts in police and law enforcement agencies as well as academic researchers studying the spatial distributions of crime and victimization will learn from the discussions and tools presented.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Units of Analysis in Geographic Criminology: Historical Development, Critical Issues, and Open Questions -- What Is the Appropriate Level of Investigation of Crime at Place? Theoretical and Methodological Issues -- Why Small Is Better: Advancing the Study of the Role of Behavioral Contexts in Crime Causation -- Where the Action Is at Places: Examining Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Juvenile Crime at Places Using Trajectory Analysis and GIS -- Crime Analysis at Multiple Scales of Aggregation: A Topological Approach -- Geographical Units of Analysis and the Analysis of Crime -- Waves, Particles, and Crime -- Empirical Examples of Crime Place Studies: What Can We Learn? -- Crime, Neighborhoods, and Units of Analysis: Putting Space in Its Place -- Predictive Mapping of Crime by ProMap: Accuracy, Units of Analysis, and the Environmental Backcloth -- Urban Streets as Micro Contexts to Commit Violence -- Determining How Journeys-to-Crime Vary: Measuring Inter- and Intra-Offender Crime Trip Distributions.
Putting Crime in its Place: Units of Analysis in Geographic Criminology focuses on the units of analysis used in geographic criminology. While crime and place studies have been a part of criminology from the early 19th century, growing interest in crime places over the last two decades demands critical reflection on the units of analysis that should form the focus of geographic analysis of crime. Should the focus be on very small units such as street addresses or street segments, or on larger aggregates such as census tracts or communities? Academic researchers, as well as practical crime analysts, are confronted routinely with the dilemma of deciding what the unit of analysis should be when reporting on trends in crime, when identifying crime hot spots or when mapping crime in cities. In place-based crime prevention, the choice of the level of aggregation plays a particularly critical role. This peer reviewed collection of essays aims to contribute to crime and place studies by making explicit the problems involved in choosing units of analysis in geographic criminology. Written by renowned experts in the field, the chapters in this book address basic academic questions, and also provide real-life examples and applications of how they are resolved in cutting-edge research. Crime analysts in police and law enforcement agencies as well as academic researchers studying the spatial distributions of crime and victimization will learn from the discussions and tools presented.
Criminology.
Demography.
Sociology.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Demography.
Sociology, general.