Gang Activity and Overall Levels of Crime: A New Mapping Tool for Defining Areas of Gang Activity Using Police Records
In this note, a new method for defining gang activity areas based uponpolice records is illustrated using the Chicago Police Department's1996 incident files. This method is based upon standard geographictechniques and uses a uniform grid that divides the city into 150-msquares. It is shown that...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2000, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 369-383 |
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