Dots versus density: the impact of crime mapping techniques on perception of safety, police performance and neighbourhood quality

President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing advised law enforcement agencies to ‘[e]stablish a culture of transparency and accountability in order to build public trust and legitimacy’ (2015, p. 12). Such transparency and accountability may be promoted through increased public access to cr...

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Authors: Wuschke, Kathryn (Author) ; Henning, Kris (Author) ; Stewart, Gregory (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Policing and society
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-17
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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