Putting crime in its place [Documento electrónico]

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CD262

WEISBURD, David, ed.
Putting crime in its place [Documento electrónico] : units of analysis in geographic criminology / ed. David Weisburd, ed. Wim Bernasco, ed. Gerben J.N. Bruinsma.- 1st ed.- Dordrecht : Springer, 2009.- 1 CD-ROM ; 12 cm
Ficheiro de 5,49 MB em formato PDF (258 p.).
ISBN 978-0-387-09688-9

CRIMINOLOGIA, GEOGRAFIA CRIMINAL, SISTEMA DE INFORMAÇÃO GEOGRÁFICA, MAPEAMENTO DO CRIME

Part I. Introduction. 1. Units of Analysis in Geographic Criminology: Historical Development, Critical Issues, and Open Questions. Part II. What Is the Appropriate Level of Investigation of Crime at Place? Theoretical and Methodological Issues. 2. Why Small Is Better: Advancing the Study of the Role of Behavioral Contexts in Crime Causation. 3. Where the Action Is at Places: Examining Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Juvenile Crime at Places Using Trajectory Analysis and GIS. 4. Crime Analysis at Multiple Scales of Aggregation: A Topological Approach. 5. Geographical Units of Analysis and the Analysis of Crime. 6. Waves, Particles, and Crime. Part III. Empirical Examples of Crime Place Studies: What Can We Learn? 7. Crime, Neighborhoods, and Units of Analysis: Putting Space in Its Place. 8. Predictive Mapping of Crime by ProMap: Accuracy, Units of Analysis, and the Environmental Backcloth. 9. Urban Streets as Micro Contexts to Commit Violence. 10. Determining How Journeys-to-Crime Vary: Measuring Inter and Intra-Offender Crime Trip Distributions. About the Authors. Index.