A topological representation of the criminal event

The criminal event has five dimensions: space, time, law, offender, and target or victim. These five components are necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a crime. However, criminological research has typically focused on one or two dimensions instead of analyzing all the dimension...

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Authors: Verma, Arvind 1955- (Author) ; Lodha, S. K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2002
In: Western criminology review
Year: 2002, Volume: 3, Issue: 2
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Kriminalität
Opfer
Hot Spots
Täter
Sozialer Raum
Zeit
criminal events
Topology
burning times
stinging laws