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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
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.