GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CRIME AND JUSTICE

• NCJ Number: 36163
• Journal: PENNSYLVANIA GEOGRAPHER Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1975) Pages: 2
• Author(s): P O MULLER
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 1 page
• Corporate Author: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

COLLECTION OF FOUR ARTICLES ON VARIOUS APPROACHES THAT GEOGRAPHERS ARE TAKING IN THEIR ONGOING STUDIES OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND ITS FAR-REACHING SOCIAL IMPACT.

Abstract

INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: THE ROLE OF GEOGRAPHY IN THE STUDY OF CRIME; THE SPATIAL BEHAVIOR OF CRIMINALS IN PHILADELPHIA AND HYPOTHESES RELATED TO THE MOVEMENT DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE BURGLARS; FEAR AS A FACTOR IN THE USAGE OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM BY RESIDENTS OF DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS; AND THE GEOGRAPHER'S POTENTIAL ACTIVIST ROLE IN THE SELECTION OF JURIES.