02697nam 22006134a 450 991045713390332120200520144314.01-59332-557-6(CKB)2550000000035053(EBL)837751(OCoLC)732955801(SSID)ssj0000553464(PQKBManifestationID)11341342(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000553464(PQKBWorkID)10504500(PQKB)10100099(MiAaPQ)EBC837751(Au-PeEL)EBL837751(CaPaEBR)ebr10430491(EXLCZ)99255000000003505320100121d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrNeighborhood structures and crime[electronic resource] a spatial analysis /George KikuchiEl Paso LFB Scholarly Pub. LLCc20101 online resource (214 p.)Criminal justice: recent scholarshipDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-396-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196) and index.Introduction -- Longitudinal analysis of crime rates at the neighborhood level -- An analysis of spatially varying associations between neighborhood characteristics and crime -- A spatial analysis of criminal offenders' target selection -- Conclusion.Thinking in spatial terms is essential in understanding crime and criminal behavior. By integrating newly developed statistical methods from interdisciplinary fields with social disorganization theory and routine activities theory, Kikuchi examines the spatial and temporal dynamics of crime at the neighborhood level. Statistical analyses consistently indicate that neighborhood characteristics are important predictors of the spatial distribution of crime, longitudinal trends of crime, and even criminal offenders' target selection. Kikuchi endeavors to uncover the mechanism of how neighborhood cCriminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Criminal statisticsNeighborhoodsCrime analysisSpatial analysis (Statistics)Electronic books.Criminal statistics.Neighborhoods.Crime analysis.Spatial analysis (Statistics)364.2/2Kikuchi George1980-986040MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457133903321Neighborhood structures and crime2253766UNINA