RECENT LITERATURE ON THE GEOGRAPHY OF CRIME - REVIEW AND COMMENT

• NCJ Number: 36164
• Journal: PENNSYLVANIA GEOGRAPHER Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1975) Pages: 3-9
• Author(s): K D HARRIES
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPATIAL INTERPRETATION OF CRIME AND OFFERS SOME SUGGESTIONS RELATING TO THE ROLE OF THE DISCIPLINE OF GEOGRAPHY IN THE STUDY OF CRIME.

Abstract

THE REVIEW OF LITERATURE IS ORGANIZED PRIMARILY ON THE BASIS OF SCALE, WITH A DICHOTOMY BETWEEN MACRO (REGIONAL AND INTERURBAN) AND MICRO (INTRAURBAN) APPROACHES.