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Title: Methodological Considerations on the Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Violent Crime Patterns and the Identification of Social and Environmental Correlates of Crime

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: Violent crime which is referred to as crime against persons has been recognized as the most serious species of crime. Violent crime imposes monetary costs, psychological costs, and social stability disruption. Incarceration strategies used in several societies have been inefficient in deterring, incapacitating, and rehabilitating offenders of violent crime. Additional approaches to preventing and reducing violent crime are needed. This dissertation aims to address three objectives. First, empirically investigate the temporal stability of socio-economic covariates of violent crime. Second, investigate the persistence of violent crime hot spots over time, and the socio-economic factors that correlate with said persistence. Third, develop a Google Street View-based environmental audit approach to quickly and systematically collect environmental data, and explore the role of physical features of built environment in inducing and deterring violent crime.

Url: https://macsphere.mcmaster.ca/bitstream/11375/20418/2/He_Li_201609_PhD.pdf

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Authors: He, Li

Institution: McMaster University

Department: School of Geography and Earth Sciences

Advisor: Dr. Antonio Paez

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy

Publisher Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Topics: Crime and Deviance

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