Crime and Place: Crime Prevention Studies

<p>The key role of places very small areas such as a street corner, an address, a building or street segment -- in the study of crime is explored in 15 papers by criminologists. Particular emphasis is given to "hot spots" of criminality, the geographic distribution of crime places, and the new technology of computer mapping of crime. The chapters are grouped into four main themes: theory, research, applications, and methods. Lawrence Sherman presents a broad outline of how the study of crime at specific places can be developed and how it might influence public policy. Marcus Felson examines people s motivation to intervene and prevent crimes at certain places. Geoffrey Barnes discusses the displacement of crime. John Eck develops a general model of the geography of illicit drug markets. William Spelman examines the criminal careers of public places. Michael Maltz describes life-course mapping. Richard and Carolyn Black map liquor-related crimes. Nadera S. Kevorkian finds place to be an important factor in people s fear of crime. Lorraine Green provides evidence that a place-based approach can strengthen prevention programs. D. Kim Rossmo shows how crime place theory and research can aid practical crime investigation. Michael Buerger et al. stress the need to clearly define the boundaries of crime places. David Weisburd and Lorraine Green illustrate the difficulties of measurement displacement. Dennis Rosenbaum and Paul Lavrakas also highlight the weaknesses of present data on place. Tom McEwen and Faye Taxman show how computer mapping of crime places has been applied by police agencies.</p>

Politics & Social Sciences

John Eck

David Weisburd

Social Sciences

Lynne Rienner Publishers

This text is written specifically for the advanced criminal justice student and for student comprehension. Filled with examples and exercises pertinent for criminal justice students, the text assumes no previous exposure to statistics. It takes a research-oriented approach by focusing on teaching the student how to interpret, critique, research, and conduct basic statistical analyses. Statistics is the students' tool to answering questions.

Statistics in Criminal Justice

Chester L. Britt

Springer

Twelve previously unpublished studies and reviews explore the impact of recent advances in crime mapping on crime prevention programs and criminological research. An introduction by editors David Weisburd and Tom McEwen traces the history of crime mapping and surveys the recent innovations that have brought crime mapping to the center of trends in crime prevention. The section on "Mapping as a Crime Prevention Tool" begins with Carolyn Rebecca Block's explication of the GeoArchive--a type of geographic information system--as a means of identifying problems and developing crime prevention strategies at the neighborhood level. Examples are drawn from the experiences of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Faye S. Taxman and McEwen relate how police agencies have used geographic information systems to support interagency work groups on neighborhood crime prevention. Marc Buslik and Michael Maltz describe how the Chicago Police Department has reorganized its information system and changed its policies on information sharing in support of community policing. Lorraine Green Mazerolle et al. identify the challenges facing police departments that seek to launch computerized crime mapping systems, with examples from the Drug Market Analysis Program in Jersey City, NJ. Philip R. Canter explores the uses and possibilities of geographic information systems by police in Baltimore County (MD). The section on "Crime Mapping in Research" starts with a study by George F. Rengert and William V. Pelfrey contrasting the safety perceptions of community service recruits to actual crime levels of central Philadelphia (PA) communities. The mapping of gangs and gang violence in Boston (MA) based on the knowledge of police officers and other local crime experts is discussed by David M. Kennedy et al. Patricia L. and Paul J. Brantingham compare maps of violent crime in the cities of British Columbia (CAN) using 3 crime measures: counts, rates and crime lo

Crime Mapping and Crime Prevention

Weisburd, David

McEwen, Tom

CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRESS

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