Micro-place homicide patterns in Chicago : 1965-2017 / Andrew P. Wheeler, Christopher R. Herrmann, Richard L. Block.
2021
HV6534.C47 W54 2021eb
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Title
Micro-place homicide patterns in Chicago : 1965-2017 / Andrew P. Wheeler, Christopher R. Herrmann, Richard L. Block.
Author
Wheeler, Andrew P., author.
ISBN
9783030614461 (electronic book)
3030614468 (electronic book)
9783030614454 (paperback)
303061445X (paperback)
3030614468 (electronic book)
9783030614454 (paperback)
303061445X (paperback)
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Copyright
©2021
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (ix, 75 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Item Number
9783030614454
10.1007/978-3-030-61446-1 doi
10.1007/978-3-030-61446-1 doi
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HV6534.C47 W54 2021eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.1520977311
Summary
This brief examines 36,263 homicides in Chicago over a 53-year study period, 1965 through 2017, at micro place grid cells of 150 by 150 meters. This study shows not only long-term historical patterns of homicides in Chicago, but also places that historical context of homicide in reference to the dramatic increases in homicides in 2016-2017. It uses several different inequality metrics, as well as kernel density maps to demonstrate that homicides were more clustered in the 1960's compared to later periods. Using zero inflated group-based trajectory models, it demonstrates the long-term temporal stability of homicides at micro places. This brief will be of interest to researchers in policing, homicide, and research methods in criminology.
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SpringerBriefs in criminology. Policing.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Literature Review
Data.-Methods
Results
Conclusion.
Literature Review
Data.-Methods
Results
Conclusion.