Marked point process hotspot maps for homicide and gun crime prediction in Chicago

International Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 491-497

  Mohler, George ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime hotspot; Expectation maximization; Leading indicators; Marked point process

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898642049     PISSN: 01692070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2014.01.004     Document Type: Article

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