Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Modeling for Analysing Local Patterns of Crime Over Time at the Small-Area Level

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-78

  Law, Jane ^a   Quick, Matthew ^a   Chan, Ping ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian hierarchical models; Crime trends; Hot spots; Probability mapping; Spatial; Spatio temporal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897584853     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-013-9194-1     Document Type: Article

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