The study of crime has focused primarily on why particular people commit crime or why
specific communities have higher crime levels than others. In The Criminology of Place …

Objectives Agent-based modeling (ABM) is a type of computer simulation that creates a
virtual society and allows controlled experimentation. ABM has the potential to be a powerful …

This paper explores one aspect of spatial dependence for the offence of burglary, utilising
epidemiological methods for the study of infectious diseases to investigate the phenomenon …

Using epidemiological techniques for testing disease contagion, it has recently been found
that in the wake of a residential burglary, the risk to nearby homes is temporarily elevated …

Over the last two decades, there has been increased interest in the distribution of crime and
other antisocial behavior at lower levels of geography. The focus on micro geography and its …

The field of environmental criminology is a staple theoretical framework in contemporary
criminological theory. This fully revised and expanded edition of the world's first …

Predicting when and where crimes are likely to occur is crucial for prioritizing police
resources. Prior victimization is an excellent predictor of risk. Repeat victimization, when it …

Objectives Decades of empirical research demonstrate that crime is concentrated at a range
of spatial scales, including street segments. Further, the degree of clustering at particular …

Burglary victimization is associated with a temporary elevated risk of future victimization for
the same property and nearby properties. Previous research suggests that often the initial …

This research, inspired by the precepts of optimal foraging theory, suggests that areas where
domestic burglaries cluster shift over time, such that the location of clusters is not predictable …