RT Article
T1 Spatial analysis of crime and region in the united states
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 4
IS 2
SP 85
OP 94
A1 Kowalski, Gregory S.
LA English
YR 1979
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764203135
AB The regionality of crime has been presented, debated, and questioned for over a centruy of this Nation’s history, usually involving a segmental approach to crime rates or treating the various crime rates separate from one another. This paper, using states as a real unit of analysis, develops two general crime dimensions using discriminant function analysis. These two dimensions, based upon complete estimation, demonstrate the discriminating power of crime profiles in assessing regionality. Also, region as an independent variable is shown to possess strong explanatory power regarding crime patterns. Although crime viewed at the state and regional level is highly generalized, it does draw attention to spatial and temporal consistencies in the general crime pattern. This level of analysis and this paper allows a greater understanding about the country and integrates available information on crime variations within our society. Finally, implications of this study for the current criminal justice system in the united States are discussed.
K1 South Carolina
K1 Uniform Crime Report
K1 North Carolina
K1 Discriminant Function Analysis
K1 Crime Rate
DO 10.1007/BF02885783