Crime Diffusion and Displacement: Measuring the side effects of Police Operations

Professional Geographer

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 230-243

  Ratcliffe, Jerry H ^a   Breen, Clairissa ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GANNON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime displacement; Hot spot policing; Weighted displacement quotient

Indexed keywords

CRIME; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POLICE FORCE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

CAMDEN [NEW JERSEY]; NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953180557     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2010.547154     Document Type: Article

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