The usefulness of a crime harm index: analyzing the Sacramento Hot Spot Experiment using the California Crime Harm Index (CA-CHI)

This study introduces the California Crime Harm Index (CA-CHI) and explores in what context a Crime Harm Index is a meaningful measure, comparing crime count outcomes to the CA-CHI. I decouple violent and property crime to determine when harm is a better indicator of reduction rather than counts.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mitchell, Renée J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2019, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-113
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Automatic vehicle locate (AVL)
California crime harm index
Crime counts
Crime harm index
Hot spots
Policing
Randomized controlled trials
Description
Summary:This study introduces the California Crime Harm Index (CA-CHI) and explores in what context a Crime Harm Index is a meaningful measure, comparing crime count outcomes to the CA-CHI. I decouple violent and property crime to determine when harm is a better indicator of reduction rather than counts.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-017-9318-y