Using Modeling to Predict and Prevent Victimization electronic resource by Ken Pease, Andromachi Tseloni.
Material type: TextSeries: SpringerBriefs in CriminologyPublication details: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: VIII, 80 p. 11 illus. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319031859Subject(s): social sciences | Statistics | Criminology | Social Sciences | Criminology & Criminal Justice | Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and LawDDC classification: 364 LOC classification: HV6001-7220.5Online resources: Click here to access onlineIntroduction -- Crime Concentration -- Preventing Repeat Victimization -- Predicting Frequent Victimization -- Preventing Recurring Victimization -- Conclusions.
This work provides clear application of a new statistical modeling technique that can be used to recognize patterns in victimization and prevent repeat victimization. The history of crime prevention techniques range from offender-based, to environment/situation-based, to victim-based. The authors of this work have found more accurate ways to predict and prevent victimization using a statistical modeling, based around crime concentration and sub-group profiling with regard to crime vulnerability levels, to predict areas and individuals vulnerable to crime. Following from this prediction, they propose policing strategies to improve crime prevention based on these predictions. With a combination of immediate actions and longer-term research recommendations, this work will be of interest to researchers and policy makers in focused on crime prevention, police studies, victimology and statistical applications.
There are no comments on this title.