Concept information
Preferred term
geography of crime
Definition
- The geography of crime includes analyses of how criminal law defines crime, various approaches to the study of crime, the different types of crime, and crime mapping. This entry reviews the emergence and evolution of geographical research on crime, from the 19th century to the present day. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Crime, Geography of]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/geography_of_crime
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