Putting Crime in Its Place: Units of Analysis in Geographic Criminology Book

Part I Introduction

1 Units of Analysis in Geographic Criminology: Historical Development, Critical Issues, and Open Questions David Weisburd Gerben J.N. Bruinsma Wim Bernasco 3

Part II What Is the Appropriate Level of Investigation of Crime at Place? Theoretical and Methodological Issues

2 Why Small Is Better: Advancing the Study of the Role of Behavioral Contexts in Crime Causation Dietrich Oberwittler Per-Olof H. Wikstrom 35

3 Where the Action Is at Places: Examining Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Juvenile Crime at Places Using Trajectory Analysis and GIS Elizabeth Groff David Weisburd Nancy A. Morris 61

4 Crime Analysis at Multiple Scales of Aggregation: A Topological Approach Patricia L. Brantingham Paul J. Brantingham Mona Vajihollahi Kathryn Wuschke 87

5 Geographical Units of Analysis and the Analysis of Crime George F. Rengert Brian Lockwood 109

6 Waves, Particles, and Crime Michael D. Maltz 123

Part III Empirical Examples of Crime Place Studies: What Can We Learn?

7 Crime, Neighborhoods, and Units of Analysis: Putting Space in Its Place George E. Tita Robert T. Greenbaum 145

8 Predictive Mapping of Crime by ProMap: Accuracy, Units of Analysis, and the Environmental Backcloth Shane D. Johnson Kate J. Bowers Dan J. Birks Ken Pease 171

9 Urban Streets as Micro Contexts to Commit Violence Johan van Wilsem 199

10 Determining How Journeys-to-Crime Vary: Measuring Interand Intra-Offender Crime Trip Distributions William Smith John W. Bond Michael Townsley 217

About the Authors 237

Index 245