The Influence of Temporal Specification on the Identification of Crime Hot Spots for Program Evaluations: A Test of Longitudinal Stability in Crime Patterns
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DOI: 10.1007/s10940-020-09483-5
Abstract: Longitudinal studies from the criminology of place suggest crime hot spots are repeatedly found in the same locations within cities over extended periods of time. Program evaluations of hot spots policing interventions often use much… read more here.
Keywords: criminology; crime hot; hot spots; crime ... See more keywords
Perceptions of crime hot-spots and real locations of crime incidents in two South African neighbourhoods
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DOI: 10.1057/s41284-017-0099-9
Abstract: South Africa is characterised by high levels of crime and fear of crime that manifests in various ways at a local community level. The fear of crime is influenced by levels of social and physical… read more here.
Keywords: fear crime; crime hot; crime incidents; perceptions crime ... See more keywords