Blacks ; Criminality ; Ghetto ; Los Angeles ; Minority ; United States of America ; Urban environment ; Urban society ; Young people
the critical life course events of a male defendant offer a unique perspective on the lethal violence problems that plague the African American community. The framework is assessed in terms of its ability to level the criminal justice playing field for young
Brazil ; Criminality ; District ; Large city ; Neighbourhood ; Police ; Political geography ; Power ; Social class ; Social geography ; São Paulo ; Violence
This article examines antagonistic authorities and the civil police in São Paulo, Brazil. First, it shows that they reproduce three kinds of authority—public, institutional, and criminal—that influence how police work is done. Second
Criminality ; Externalities ; Impact ; Italy ; Regional analysis ; Social cost ; Social geography ; Tourism
This paper analyses the linkage between tourism and crime with a particular focus on the distortions generated onto criminal activities by the presence of visitors in all the Italian provinces. The possible spillover effects of crime are taken
Criminality ; Delinquency ; Large city ; Metropolitan area ; Municipality ; Pennsylvania ; Permeability ; Philadelphia ; Social geography ; United States of America ; Violence
[b1] Dept. of Criminal Justice, Temple Univ., Philadelphia, Etats-Unis
Criminality ; Geographical information system ; Seasonal variation ; Social geography ; Space time ; Stockholm ; Sweden ; Urban transport ; Vulnerability
. There is also evidence of seasonal variations of crime. Stations with hiding spots are often targeted for crime during daily peak hours, whereas during holidays, crowded stations and those with alcohol selling outlets attract more criminal activities. Results
Atlanta ; Burglary ; Criminality ; Georgia (USA) ; Housing market ; Socio-economic system ; Spatial distribution ; United States of America ; Urban area ; Urban environment
The purpose of the study is to determine not only where clusters of offenses are occurring, but temporal frequencies of the cimes and what environmental factors are influencing increased criminal activity. The research analyzes hot and cold spots
Antwerpen ; Belgium ; Criminality ; Methodology ; Public order ; Social geography ; Spatial concentration ; Territorial strategy
Different techniques are available for the criminologists and strategic analysts in police services to determine the criminal hot spots. The A. gives an overview of some of those techniques (dot maps, symbol maps and choropleths, cluster analysis