Spatial cluster analysis is a uniquely interdisciplinary endeavour, and so it is important to
communicate and disseminate ideas, innovations, best practices and challenges across …

Objectives We describe and explain how the findings from nonexperimental studies of the
relationship between police force size and crime have changed over time. Methods We …

There is a need to question the main socioeconomic, political, and cultural aspects of crime
rates in a cross-country context. In this context, Dumitrescu and Hurlin's (2012) Granger …

This paper has reviewed the theoretical and empirical work of economists on the deterrent
effects of punishment for criminal activity. Although the general theory does not yield …

This study explored the relationship between neighbourhood design and residents' fear of
crime in new suburban housing developments. Self-report and objective data were collected …

Regional planners, policy makers and policing agencies all recognize the importance of
better understanding the dynamics of crime. Theoretical and application-oriented …

Police departments, city officials and policy makers all recognize the importance of a better
understanding of the dynamics of crime. Both theoretical and applied approaches, or …

Temporal limitations of GIS databases are never more apparent than when the time of a
change to any spatial object is unknown. This paper examines an unusual type of …

Relations between human beings and the physical environment have been the foci of
research and speculation for at least two millennia. One such focus has dealt with the …

The effective modeling of the urban landscape dynamics in a megalopolitan cluster area
(MCA) is essential to understanding its spatial evolution process. However, existing urban …