Testing the “Law of Crime Concentration at Place” in a suburban setting: implications for research and practice

Objective To assess whether the “law of crime concentration at place” applies in a non-urban context. We test whether longitudinal trends in crime concentration, stability, and variability apply in a suburban setting. Methods We use group-based trajectory analysis to examine trends in recorded crime...

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Main Author: Gill, Charlotte (Author)
Contributors: Wooditch, Alese ; Weisburd, David
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 33, Issue: 3, Pages: 519-545
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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