The Periodicity of Violent and Property Crime in Tshwane, South Africa

In this article, we identify and analyze the periodicity of violent and property crimes committed in Tshwane, South Africa, from 2001 to 2006. This is done using Fourier analysis, an advanced explorative mathematical technique commonly used in the physical sciences to detect the presence of a freque...

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1. VerfasserIn: Cohn, Ellen G. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Breetzke, Gregory D.
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2017
In: International criminal justice review
Jahr: 2017, Band: 27, Heft: 1, Seiten: 60-71
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