Dr Spencer Chainey is director of continuing professional development and the director of the Latin America and Caribbean unit at University College London’s Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science. He applies academic knowledge and police/public safety practice to research, supporting crime reduction, criminal investigation, citizen security, and countering organized crime; and furthering the education and professional development of current and future generations of practitioners and researchers. The author draws from his 25 years of international experience, which include working in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Australasia, the Middle East, and China.

• Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: The key theories that underpin the geographic analysis of crime Chapter 2: Statistical measures for spatial patterns, and the journey to crime Chapter 3: Hot spot analysis - examining spatial concentrations and clusters of crime Chapter 4: The temporal analysis of crime Chapter 5: Risky facilities, and repeat and near repeat victimization Chapter 6: Persistent, emerging, and dispersed spatial patterns of crime Chapter 7: Geographic profiling analysis: supporting criminal investigation Chapter 8: Applying spatial regression analysis to crime data Chapter 9: Mapping and analyzing crime risk Chapter 10: Measuring performance and evaluating impact Index

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Dr Spencer Chainey is director of continuing professional development and the director of the Latin America and Caribbean unit at University College London’s Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science. He applies academic knowledge and police/public safety practice to research, supporting crime reduction, criminal investigation, citizen security, and countering organized crime; and furthering the education and professional development of current and future generations of practitioners and researchers. The author draws from his 25 years of international experience, which include working in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Australasia, the Middle East, and China.

• Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: The key theories that underpin the geographic analysis of crime Chapter 2: Statistical measures for spatial patterns, and the journey to crime Chapter 3: Hot spot analysis - examining spatial concentrations and clusters of crime Chapter 4: The temporal analysis of crime Chapter 5: Risky facilities, and repeat and near repeat victimization Chapter 6: Persistent, emerging, and dispersed spatial patterns of crime Chapter 7: Geographic profiling analysis: supporting criminal investigation Chapter 8: Applying spatial regression analysis to crime data Chapter 9: Mapping and analyzing crime risk Chapter 10: Measuring performance and evaluating impact Index

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Dr Spencer Chainey is director of continuing professional development and the director of the Latin America and Caribbean unit at University College London’s Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science. He applies academic knowledge and police/public safety practice to research, supporting crime reduction, criminal investigation, citizen security, and countering organized crime; and furthering the education and professional development of current and future generations of practitioners and researchers. The author draws from his 25 years of international experience, which include working in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Australasia, the Middle East, and China.

• Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: The key theories that underpin the geographic analysis of crime Chapter 2: Statistical measures for spatial patterns, and the journey to crime Chapter 3: Hot spot analysis - examining spatial concentrations and clusters of crime Chapter 4: The temporal analysis of crime Chapter 5: Risky facilities, and repeat and near repeat victimization Chapter 6: Persistent, emerging, and dispersed spatial patterns of crime Chapter 7: Geographic profiling analysis: supporting criminal investigation Chapter 8: Applying spatial regression analysis to crime data Chapter 9: Mapping and analyzing crime risk Chapter 10: Measuring performance and evaluating impact Index

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