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Putting Fear of Crime on the Map : Investigating Perceptions of Crime Using Geographic Information Systems / by Bruce J. Doran, Melissa B. Burgess.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Doran, Bruce J., author.
- Burgess, Melissa B., author.
- Series:
- Springer series on evidence-based crime policy 2197-5809
- Springer Series on Evidence-Based Crime Policy, 2197-5809
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminology.
- Human geography.
- Psychology.
- Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
- Human Geography.
- Psychology, general.
- Local Subjects:
- Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
- Human Geography.
- Psychology, general.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XVIII, 286 pages).
- Edition:
- First edition 2012.
- Contained In:
- Springer Nature eBook
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- The impact of crime on society is well-known and well-documented. But fear of crime also takes a major toll, affecting individual mobility, neighborhood cohesion, and local economies, and is an increasingly important topic in criminology and other disciplines. In recent years, Geographic Information Systems technology has brought needed spatial dimensions to research into fear of crime. Putting Fear of Crime on the Map reviews these efforts, chronicling the evolution of both research and technology. Fear of crime is defined as a complex system of avoidance behaviors that paradoxically helps create conditions favorable to crime, and the authors summarize approaches used in understanding the problem. In later chapters, data from two landmark studies examine new ways of conceptualizing and addressing fear of crime offered by GIS technology, and the authors present innovative GIS-based methods for reducing fear of crime, as well as in monitoring the effectiveness of law enforcement and community initiatives. Key features of the book: · Historical and current trends in fear of crime research. · Analysis of fear of crime is a serious analytical and social problem. · Social/environmental theories explaining fear of crime. · Technical breakdown of Geographic Information Systems techniques used to map fear of crime. · Findings from eight years of studies of fear of crime using GIS technology. · Potential applications for fear mapping, and emerging areas for fear of crime research. Putting Fear of Crime on the Map is a unique source of information for graduate and postgraduate researchers in criminology, and policy makers.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Why is fear of crime a serious social problem?
- Chapter 3: What causes fear of crime?.-Chapter 4: Managing fear of crime
- Chapter 5: Investigating the fear of crime
- Chapter 6: The Wollongong Study
- Chapter 7: The Kings Cross Study
- Chapter 8: Future avenues for fear mapping: potential applications and improvements.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 9781441956477
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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