Crime Geographical Displacement: Testing Its Potential Contribution to Crime Prediction

'e-crime Solutions and Crime Displacement'

Medical Crime: Occupational Crime At Its Worst

Crime is a topic that is often discussed among law-makers as well as members of the general public. That being said, there is an overwhelming focus on street crimes (e.g., theft, drug offences). Those crimes which occur in professional settings are not given as much attention. In this paper, one particular type of occupational crime is discussed. Medical crime is a type of occupational crime wh...

Crime in developing countries: the contribution of crime science

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Crime Prediction in San Fransisco

In June 2015, Kaggle began a competition named “San Francisco Crime Classification”[8], ending in June 2016. The competition’s dataset caught our attention due the subject being very tangible, with crime being at the forefront of modern media and to San Francisco being culturally significant due to its current tech industry. The dataset is also described by geographic and temporal features, the...

Crime Places in Crime Theory

Criminologists and crime prevention practitioners are increasingly aware of the importance of places of crime. A place is a very small area, usually a street corner, address, building, or street segment. A focus on crime places contrasts with a focus on neighborhoods. Neighborhood theories usually highlight the development of offenders. while place level explanations emphasize crime events. Thr...