Putting Crime in its Place Units of Analysis in Geographic Criminolo
Putting Crime in its Place: Units of Analysis in Geographic Criminology focuses on the units of analysis used in geographic criminology. While crime and place studies have been a part of criminology from the early 19th century, growing interest in cr
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Putting Crime in its Place Units of Analysis in Geographic Criminology
Edited by
David Weisburd Institute of Criminology Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel and Department of Administration of Justice George Mason University, Manassas, VA USA
Wim Bernasco Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) Leiden, The Netherlands
and
Gerben J.N. Bruinsma Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) Leiden, The Netherlands and Department of Criminology Leiden University, The Netherlands
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Editors David Weisburd Institute of Criminology Hebrew University, Jerusalem Israel and Department of Administration of Justice George Mason University Manassas, VA USA [email protected]
Wim Bernasco Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) Leiden, The Netherlands [email protected]
Gerben J.N. Bruinsma Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) Leiden, The Netherlands and Department of Criminology Leiden University The Netherlands [email protected]
ISBN 978-0-387-09687-2 (hardcover) e-ISBN 978-0-387-09688-9 ISBN 978-1-4419-0973-2 (softcover) DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-09688-9 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009931093 c Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper springer.com
Preface
This book is about the unit of analysis in studies of crime and place. The quick expansion of this field demands a reflection on what the units of its analysis are and should be. Crime analysts working for the police or government are confronted routinely now with the dilemma of identifying what the unit of analysis should be when reporting on trends in crime or crime hot spots, or when mapping crime and drug problems in cities. Also, in the field of policing new developments can be observed in place-based policing instead of offender-based policing in which the choice of the level of aggregation plays a critical role. We hope that this volume will contribute to crime and place studies by making explicit the problems involved in choosing units of analysis in the criminology of place or in crime mapping. Although the chapters have been written by experts in the field, the book has not been written for experts only. Those who are involved in
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