| | Document Type | : | BL | Record Number | : | 102622 | Doc. No | : | b59819 | Main Entry | : | Weisburd, David. | Title & Author | : | The criminology of place :street segments and our understanding of the crime problem /David Weisburd, Elizabeth R. Groff, and Sue-Ming Yang. | Publication Statement | : | New York :Oxford University Press,c2012. | Page. NO | : | xvi, 272 p. :ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;25 cm. | ISBN | : | 9780195369083 | | | 0195369084 | | | 0199928630 | | | 9780199928637 | Bibliographies/Indexes | : | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Contents | : | 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. | Subject | : | Crime-- Environmental aspects. | Subject | : | Geographical offender profiling. | Subject | : | Criminal behavior, Prediction of. | Subject | : | Crime scenes. | Subject | : | Crime analysis. | Subject | : | Crime prevention. | Dewey Classification | : | 364.9 | LC Classification | : | HV6150.W45 2012 | Added Entry | : | Groff, Elizabeth, (Elizabeth R.) | | | Yang, Sue-Ming. |
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