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Environmental Criminology
Evolution, Theory, and Practice
The field of environmental criminology is a staple theoretical framework in contemporary criminological theory. With its beginnings in the 1970s, the research in environmental criminology has burgeoned through the publication of journal articles, book chapters in edited volumes, edited volumes, and...
To Be Published February 14th 2014 by Routledge
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The Science of Crime Measurement
Issues for Spatially-Referenced Crime Data
Crime statistics are ubiquitous in modern society – but how accurate are they? This book investigates the science of crime measurement focussing on four main questions: how do we count crime? How do we calculate crime rates? Are there other measurements of crime? What are the issues surrounding...
To Be Published August 14th 2013 by Routledge
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Patterns, Prevention, and Geometry of Crime
Series: Crime Science Series
P&P Brantingham’s enormous contribution to criminology has paved the way for major theoretical and empirical developments in the understanding of crime and its respective patterns, prevention, and geometry. In this unique collection of original essays, Andresen and Kinney bring together leading...
Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
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Classics in Environmental Criminology
A careful analysis of environmental factors is key to understanding the causes of crime, to solving crimes, and eventually helping to predict and prevent them. Classics in Environmental Criminology is a comprehensive collection of seminal pieces from legendary contributors who focus on the role...
Published May 24th 2010 by CRC Press