A randomized experimental study of sharing crime data with citizens: Do maps produce more fear?

Journal of Experimental Criminology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-115

  Groff, Elizabeth R ^a,c   Kearley, Brook ^a   Fogg, Heather ^a,d   Beatty, Penny ^a   Couture, Heather ^a   Wartell, Julie ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b San Diego County District Attorney's Office   (United States)

^c Institute for Low and Justice   (United States)

^d Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency ^*  (United States)

^e San Diego District Attorney's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Community policing; Crime data; Fear of crime; Geographic information systems; GIS; Information sharing

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944564378     PISSN: 15733750     EISSN: 15728315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11292-004-6465-8     Document Type: Review

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