Hotbeds of crime and the search for spatial accuracy

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 385-398

  Ratcliffe, J H ^a   McCullagh, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime; GIS; Hotspots; Local statistics; Mapping; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003116602     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101090050020     Document Type: Article

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