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" The criminology of place : "
David Weisburd, Elizabeth R. Groff, and Sue-Ming Yang.
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BL
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102622
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b59819
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| Main Entry
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Weisburd, David.
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The criminology of place : : street segments and our understanding of the crime problem /\ David Weisburd, Elizabeth R. Groff, and Sue-Ming Yang.
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, c2012.
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xvi, 272 p. :: ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;; 25 cm.
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9780195369083
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: 0195369084
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: 0199928630
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: 9780199928637
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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1.Introduction -- The Emergence of the Criminology of Place -- The Tight Coupling of Crime at Place -- Key Questions in the Criminology of Place -- The Focus of Our Research: Seattle, Washington -- The Street Segment as a Unit of Analysis -- What Follows -- 2.Putting Crime in Its Place -- Putting Crime in Its Place -- The Importance of Examining Crime at a Micro Geographic Level -- Social Disorganization and Opportunity Theories: Recognizing the Importance of Theoretical Integration -- Conclusions -- 3.Crime Concentrations and Crime Patterns at Places -- Is Crime Concentrated at Street Segments? -- Developmental Patterns of Crime at Place -- Conclusions -- 4.The Importance of Street Segments in the Production of the Crime Problem -- Mapping Trajectory Patterns -- Statistical Clustering of Trajectory Patterns -- The Heterogeneity of Street Segment Patterns -- Are Street Segments of Specific Trajectory Patterns Attracted, Repulsed, or Independent? -- Conclusions -- 5.Concentrations of Crime Opportunities -- Identifying Retrospective Longitudinal Data on Places -- Motivated Offenders -- Suitable Targets -- Accessibility/Urban Form -- Guardianship -- Conclusions -- 6.Are Processes of Social Disorganization Relevant to the Criminology of Place? -- Structural Variables -- Intermediating Variables -- Conclusions -- 7.Understanding Developmental Patterns of Crime at Street Segments -- An Overall Model for Explaining Developmental Trajectories of Crime at Place -- How Well Does Our Model Predict Variation in Crime Patterns at Street Segments? -- Which Variables Are Most Important in Identifying Serious Crime Hot Spots? -- Do Changes in Opportunity and Social Disorganization at Street Segments Impact upon Crime Waves and Crime Drops? -- Conclusions -- 8.Conclusions -- The Law of Concentrations of Crime at Place -- Stability and Variability of Crime at Place -- The Importance of Studying Crime at Micro Units of Geography -- Hot Spots of Opportunity and Social Disorganization -- Hot Spots of Crime Are Predictable -- Recognizing the Tight Coupling of Crime to Place: Policy Implications -- Limitations -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1 Trajectory Analysis Model Selection and Diagnostic Statistics -- Appendix 2 Ripley's K Function -- Appendix 3 Cross-K Function -- Appendix 4 Data Collection -- Characteristics of Street Segments: Opportunity Perspectives -- Characteristics of Street Segments: Social Disorganization -- Appendix 5 Additional Statistical Models.
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Crime-- Environmental aspects.
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Geographical offender profiling.
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Criminal behavior, Prediction of.
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Crime scenes.
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Crime analysis.
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Crime prevention.
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364.9
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HV6150.W45 2012
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Groff, Elizabeth, (Elizabeth R.)
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Yang, Sue-Ming.
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