Concept information
Preferred term
crime patterns
Definition
- Variation in the social, spatial, and temporal patterns of street crime has long drawn attention from scholars, practitioners, and the media. Measures of crime rates are considered important social indicators reflecting the health of our society and are often used to judge the effectiveness of our criminal justice system. [Source: Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America; Crime Patterns]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/crime_patterns
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