Place matters : criminology for the twenty-first century / David Weisburd, Hebrew University and Geo...
Place matters : criminology for the twenty-first century / David Weisburd, Hebrew University and Geo...
Place matters : criminology for the twenty-first century / David Weisburd, Hebrew University and George Mason University [and seventeen others].
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New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2016].
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G 2016/2040
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English
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xxii, 200 pages ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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1.Crime Places within Criminological Thought -- Is the Study of Crime and Place "Criminological"? -- At What Specific Unit of Geography? -- What Is New in the Study of Crime at Place? -- What Follows? -- 2.The Concentration of Crime at Place -- Place and Space -- Crime Concentrations at Places -- A...
The Growing Role of Microgeographic Places in Traditional Theorizing of Criminality -- Contributions of Place Perspectives from Other Disciplines into Mainstream Criminological Theory and Research -- What Can Criminology Learn from Other Disciplines about Places in the Future? -- Conclusions -- 5.Me...
Community Corrections and Crime Places -- Crime Displacement and Diffusion of Crime-Control Benefits -- Conclusions -- 7.Crime Places in the Criminological Imagination -- The Law of Crime Concentration and the Future of Crime and Place Studies -- Broadening Theoretical Development -- The Importance...
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New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2016].
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New York (State)
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[2016].
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Over the last two decades there has been increased interest in the distribution of crime and other antisocial behavior at lower levels of geography. The focus on micro geography and its contribution to the understanding and prevention of crime has been called the 'criminology of place'. It pushes scholars to examine small geographic areas within ci...
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Place matters : criminology for the twenty-first century / David Weisburd, Hebrew University and George Mason University [and seventeen others].
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ebook version 9781316484876
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G 2016/2040
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74VKzDv4arWy
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9781107029521 (hardback)
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364
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991023338859702626
