Bringing crime trends back into criminology: A critical assessment of the literature and a blueprint for future inquiry
Rates of street crime have dropped substantially over the past several decades, but
important nuances of this decline are underappreciated and the reasons for it remain …
important nuances of this decline are underappreciated and the reasons for it remain …
Advances in spatial criminology: The spatial scale of crime
JR Hipp, SA Williams - Annual Review of Criminology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
This review takes stock of recent advances, as well as enduring and emerging challenges,
in the area of spatial criminology. Although the notions of place and space are …
in the area of spatial criminology. Although the notions of place and space are …
Mapping the risk terrain for crime using machine learning
AP Wheeler, W Steenbeek - Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 2021 - Springer
Objectives We illustrate how a machine learning algorithm, Random Forests, can provide
accurate long-term predictions of crime at micro places relative to other popular techniques …
accurate long-term predictions of crime at micro places relative to other popular techniques …
[图书][B] Environmental criminology: Evolution, theory, and practice
MA Andresen - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
The field of environmental criminology is a staple theoretical framework in contemporary
criminological theory. This fully revised and expanded edition of the world's first …
criminological theory. This fully revised and expanded edition of the world's first …
More places than crimes: Implications for evaluating the law of crime concentration at place
W Bernasco, W Steenbeek - Journal of quantitative criminology, 2017 - Springer
Objectives The crime and place literature lacks a standard methodology for measuring and
reporting crime concentration. We suggest that crime concentration be reported with the …
reporting crime concentration. We suggest that crime concentration be reported with the …
Ambient population and surveillance cameras: The guardianship role in street robbers' crime location choice
Understanding how offenders choose a crime location is a classic criminological topic.
However, previous research on offenders' crime location choice did not consider the impacts …
However, previous research on offenders' crime location choice did not consider the impacts …
Police activities and community views of police in crime hot spots
Evidence on how hot spot policing affects community members' views of police is very
limited and inconclusive. Scholars have thus called for further study of community attitudes …
limited and inconclusive. Scholars have thus called for further study of community attitudes …
Minimum geocoding match rates: an international study of the impact of data and areal unit sizes
The analysis of geographically referenced data, specifically point data, is predicated on the
accurate geocoding of those data. Geocoding refers to the process in which geographically …
accurate geocoding of those data. Geocoding refers to the process in which geographically …
Measuring crime concentration across cities of varying sizes: Complications based on the spatial and temporal scale employed
Objectives We argue that assessing the level of crime concentration across cities has four
challenges:(1) how much variability should we expect to observe;(2) whether concentration …
challenges:(1) how much variability should we expect to observe;(2) whether concentration …
This must be the place (to commit a crime). Testing the law of crime concentration in Milan, Italy
S Favarin - European Journal of Criminology, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The dense distribution of crime in a small number of micro places led to the formulation of a
law of crime concentration applicable across cities and stable over time. This law has rarely …
law of crime concentration applicable across cities and stable over time. This law has rarely …