Risk Terrain Modeling: Crime Prediction and Risk Reduction

by Joel M. Caplan

Book Overview

Imagine using an evidence-based risk management model that enables researchers and practitioners alike to analyze the spatial dynamics of crime, allocate resources, and implement custom crime and risk reduction strategies that are transparent, measurable, and effective.

Risk Terrain Modeling (RTM) diagnoses the spatial attractors of criminal behavior and makes accurate forecasts of where crime will occur at the microlevel. RTM informs decisions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520282930
• ISBN13: 9780520282933
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 10.0"