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ECOLOGY OF CRIME IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREA : SPATIAL PATTERNS OF CRIME IN NIS (SERBIA)
The ecological theory of crime was first introduced into criminology by theCartographic School of Criminology in the 19th century. Ecological theories of crimewere further developed by the Chicago School of Criminology in the early 20th century.Contemporary ecological theories include routine activity theory, crime pattern theory,and rational choice theory. The impact of the ecological perspective in scientific researchof crime is noticeable in today's studies too. Modern scientists, researchers, andpractitioners study crime by using the geographic information system, statistical andgeostatistical methods, and crime mapping. The empirical research on the spatial patternsand concentration of crime in the City of Nis, Republic of Serbia, was conducted on theresearch sample of property crimes and violent crimes committed in the years 2008, 2013and 2018. All the cases were geocoded into spatial units which represent urban andsuburban areas in the territory of the City of Niš. Descriptive statistics was used toidentify the urban areas with the highest crime rate. Andersen’s Spatial Point Pattern Test(SPPT) was used to check the research hypothesis that the spatial patterns of crime arestable over time. This hypothesis has not been confirmed as the findings show thatcriminal activity demonstrates a trend of moving away from the central city zones towardsthe urban (residential) areas and suburban settlements. The results of this empiricalresearch are of scientific and practical value. This spatial analysis of crime is among thefirst analysis of this kind in Serbia and the Balkans, and it was the very first time in theregion that such analysis involved the application of the Spatial Point Pattern Test(SPPT). The research results maybe useful when creating security strategies and crimeprevention policies by the police, decision-makers, and other stakeholders.
ECOLOGY OF CRIME IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREA : SPATIAL PATTERNS OF CRIME IN NIS (SERBIA)
The ecological theory of crime was first introduced into criminology by theCartographic School of Criminology in the 19th century. Ecological theories of crimewere further developed by the Chicago School of Criminology in the early 20th century.Contemporary ecological theories include routine activity theory, crime pattern theory,and rational choice theory. The impact of the ecological perspective in scientific researchof crime is noticeable in today's studies too. Modern scientists, researchers, andpractitioners study crime by using the geographic information system, statistical andgeostatistical methods, and crime mapping. The empirical research on the spatial patternsand concentration of crime in the City of Nis, Republic of Serbia, was conducted on theresearch sample of property crimes and violent crimes committed in the years 2008, 2013and 2018. All the cases were geocoded into spatial units which represent urban andsuburban areas in the territory of the City of Niš. Descriptive statistics was used toidentify the urban areas with the highest crime rate. Andersen’s Spatial Point Pattern Test(SPPT) was used to check the research hypothesis that the spatial patterns of crime arestable over time. This hypothesis has not been confirmed as the findings show thatcriminal activity demonstrates a trend of moving away from the central city zones towardsthe urban (residential) areas and suburban settlements. The results of this empiricalresearch are of scientific and practical value. This spatial analysis of crime is among thefirst analysis of this kind in Serbia and the Balkans, and it was the very first time in theregion that such analysis involved the application of the Spatial Point Pattern Test(SPPT). The research results maybe useful when creating security strategies and crimeprevention policies by the police, decision-makers, and other stakeholders.
ECOLOGY OF CRIME IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREA : SPATIAL PATTERNS OF CRIME IN NIS (SERBIA)
Stanković, Dušan (author)
2020-01-01
doi:10.22190/fulp2001037s
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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