1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462265903321

Autore

Yu Sung-suk Violet <1971->

Titolo

Do bus stops increase crime opportunities? [[electronic resource] /] / Sung-suk Violet Yu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, Tex., : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-59332-672-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice: recent scholarship

Disciplina

364.2/2

Soggetti

Criminal methods - United States

Criminal behavior, Prediction of - United States

Crime forecasting - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgement; Chapter 1: Introduction: Bus Stops and Crime Opportunities; Chapter 2: Crimes Around Mass Transit: Causes or Byproducts?; Chapter 3: Theoretical Framework and Research Questions; Chapter 4: Gathering and Cleaning Data to Answer Questions; Chapter 5: Plan to Address Spatial Aspect of Data; Chapter 6: Geocoding Crime; Chapter 7: Exploratory Data Analysis Results; Chapter 8: Regression Analysis Results; Chapter 9: Conclusions and Discussions; Appendix A: Data Analysis Results on Robbery

Appendix B: Data Analysis Results on Aggravated AssaultAppendix C: Data Analysis Results on Motor Vehicle Theft; Appendix D: Data Analysis Results on Theft From Motor Vehicle; Appendix E: Data Analysis Results on Burglary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Using the frameworks of routine activity, crime pattern and rational choice theories, Yu investigates the relationship between bus stops, businesses, and five offense types (robbery, aggravated assault, motor vehicle theft, theft from motor vehicle, and burglary) in Newark, New Jersey. Several data analysis methods were used to examine the impact of bus stops and businesses on crime. Overall, both bus stops and commercial establishments were associated with increased crime.



Among business types, the category of food store was always related to increased crime across offense types and regressio

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910703531503321

Autore

Edwards B. D.

Titolo

California State waters map series--offshore of Pacifica, California / / by Brian D. Edwards [and eighteen others] ; (Susan A. Cochran and Brian D. Edwards, editors)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Reston, Va.] : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2014

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (10 maps) : color + + pamphlet (iv, 38 pages)

Collana

Open-file report ; ; 2014-1260

Soggetti

Maps.

Pacific Coast (Calif.) Maps

Pacifica (Calif.) Maps

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale cartografico a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Relief shown by shading.

Depths shown by isolines and soundings.

Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 20, 2015).

Includes text, location maps, cross sections, ancillary maps, profiles, and color illustrations.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references in pamphlet (pages 34-38).