Crime concentrations at micro places: A review of the evidence

D Weisburd, T Zastrow, K Kuen, M Andresen - Aggression and Violent …, 2024 - Elsevier
Our paper reports on a systematic review of crime concentration studies over the last 35
years. We identify 47 papers that report on crime concentrations at a micro geographic unit …

The law of crime concentration and the criminology of place

D Weisburd - Criminology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
According to Laub (2004), criminology has a developmental life course with specific turning
points that allow for innovations in how we understand and respond to crime. I argue that …

[BOOK][B] Proactive policing: Effects on crime and communities

MK Majmundar, D Weisburd - 2018 - books.google.com
Proactive policing, as a strategic approach used by police agencies to prevent crime, is a
relatively new phenomenon in the United States. It developed from a crisis in confidence in …

Crime and place: A longitudinal examination of street segment patterns in Vancouver, BC

ASN Curman, MA Andresen… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2015 - Springer
Objectives To test the generalizability of previous crime and place trajectory analysis
research on a different geographic location, Vancouver BC, and using alternative methods …

Where the action is in crime? An examination of variability of crime across different spatial units in The Hague, 2001–2009

W Steenbeek, D Weisburd - Journal of quantitative criminology, 2016 - Springer
Objectives To identify how much of the variability of crime in a city can be attributed to micro
(street segment), meso (neighborhood), and macro (district) levels of geography. We define …

Compared to what? Estimating the relative concentration of crime at places using systematic and other reviews

JE Eck, YJ Lee, SH O, N Martinez - Crime Science, 2017 - Springer
Background That crime is concentrated at a few places is well established by over 44
studies. This is true whether one examines addresses or street segments. Additionally, crime …

[BOOK][B] Environmental criminology: Evolution, theory, and practice

MA Andresen - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
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 …

Can hot spots policing reduce crime in urban areas? An agent‐based simulation

D Weisburd, AA Braga, ER Groff, A Wooditch - Criminology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past two decades, there has been a growing consensus among researchers that
hot spots policing is an effective strategy to prevent crime. Although strong evidence exists …

The influence of community areas, neighborhood clusters, and street segments on the spatial variability of violent crime in Chicago

C Schnell, AA Braga, EL Piza - Journal of quantitative criminology, 2017 - Springer
Objectives The influence of three hierarchical units of analysis on the total spatial variability
of violent crime incidents in Chicago is assessed. This analysis seeks to replicate a recent …

Crime seasonality and its variations across space

MA Andresen, N Malleson - Applied Geography, 2013 - Elsevier
Investigations into the seasonal patterns of crime date back 180 years to the beginnings of
spatial criminology. This original research by Adolphe Quetelet, and much subsequent work …